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Scientific Name | Cleretum maughanii (N.E.Br.) Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Dorotheanthus maughanii (N.E.Br.) Ihlenf. & Struck, Pherolobus maughanii N.E.Br., Pherolobus maughanii N.E.Br. var. stayneri L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2022/11/16 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted Northern Cape endemic with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 3 918 km². This species has no threats and is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species has a restricted distribution range in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa, where it occurs from Loeriesfontein and near Calvinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tanqua Karoo, Roggeveld Karoo, Hantam Karoo |
Description | It grows in gravelly sand and between small shale chips on dolerite hills in Hantam Karoo vegetation. |
Threats |
| This species has no known severe threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cleretum maughanii (N.E.Br.) Klak | Rare | 2014.1 | | Dorotheanthus maughanii (N.E.Br.) Ihlenf. & Struck | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Dorotheanthus maughanii (N.E.Br.) Ihlenf. & Struck | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Pherolobus maughanii N.E.Br. | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Klak, C. and Bruyns, P.V. 2012. Phylogeny of the Dorotheantheae (Aizoaceae), a tribe of succulent annuals. Taxon 61(2):293-307.
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 |
| Mtshali, H. & Victor, J.E. 2022. Cleretum maughanii (N.E.Br.) Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/07 |
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