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Scientific Name | Mesembryanthemum springbokense Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Brownanthus lignescens Klak |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/08 |
Assessor(s) | C. Klak, D. Raimondo & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Fewer than 300 mature individuals occurring at two known locations are potentially threatened by mining and road construction. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species occurs in Springbok. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Shale Shrubland, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Plants grow in shale, gentle slopes covered in quartz. |
Threats |
| It is potentially threatened by mining and widening of roads. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brownanthus lignescens Klak | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Klak, C., Raimondo, D. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Mesembryanthemum springbokense Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/06 |
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