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Scientific Name | Sceletium emarcidum (Thunb.) L.Bolus ex H.Jacobsen |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum anatomicum Haw., Mesembryanthemum anatomicum Haw. var. anatomicum, Mesembryanthemum anatomicum Haw. var. emarcidum (Thunb.) DC., Mesembryanthemum anatomicum Haw. var. fragile Haw., Mesembryanthemum emarcidum Thunb., Sceletium anatomicum (Haw.) L.Bolus, Sceletium dejagerae L.Bolus, Tetracoilanthus anatomicus (Haw.) Rappa & Camarrone |
Common Names | Kougoed (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/03 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A widespread species that occurs across the Karoo, with an extent of occurrence of over 40 000 km². It has been recorded from more than 30 collection localities. This species occurs amongst bushes and is hard to see and thus likely to be under collected. While harvested for medicine for subsistence use it is not suspected to be declining and therefore qualifies as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Prieska, Beaufort West, Cradock and Calvinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Karroid areas, climbing in other bushes. |
Threats |
| This species is traditionally harvested for medicine. Harvesting is mostly for subsistence use and is no suspected to be causing decline the population. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sceletium emarcidum (Thunb.) L.Bolus ex H.Jacobsen | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2019. Sceletium emarcidum (Thunb.) L.Bolus ex H.Jacobsen. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/20 |
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