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Scientific Name | Mesembryanthemum haeckelianum A.Berger |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Aptenia haeckeliana (A.Berger) Bittrich ex Gerbaulet, Mesembryanthemum elongatum Eckl. & Zeyh. (later homonym), not of Haw. (1795), Peratetracoilanthus haeckelianus (A.Berger) Rappa & Camarrone, Platythyra haeckeliana (A.Berger) N.E.Br. |
Common Names | Eastern Sunfig (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/15 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Herbarium records indicate that there are at least 11 locations. It is likely that there is still a lot of intact habitat within this species' range. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Threats |
| Agriculture is impacting more than 10% of this species' range. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aptenia haeckeliana (A.Berger) Bittrich ex Gerbaulet | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Klak, C., Bruyns, P.V. and Hedderson, T.A.J. 2007. A phylogeny and new classification for Mesembryanthemoideae (Aizoaceae). Taxon 56(3):737-756.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Mesembryanthemum haeckelianum A.Berger. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/06 |
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