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Scientific Name | Cephalophyllum herrei L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Cephalophyllum pallens L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable* B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/16 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & P.C.V. Van Wyk |
Justification | A Gariep Centre endemic (EOO within South Africa 4724 km²), known from between three and five locations in South Africa and declining due to livestock overgrazing and trampling. It therefore qualifies for an Endangered status in South Africa, however as this taxon also occurs in Southern Namibia where it is not threatened the regional assessment is downgraded by one category following IUCN regional assessment procedures. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia to the Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eenriet Plains Succulent Shrubland, Umdaus Mountains Succulent Shrubland, Noms Mountain Desert |
Description | Shale slopes. |
Threats |
| Severe overstocking of communal rangelands in the Richtersveld is leading to ongoing degradation due to overgrazing and trampling. |
Population |
This species is rare in South Africa, but the South African population is continuous with Namibia, where it is more widespread and common, and not threatened.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cephalophyllum herrei L.Bolus | VU* B1ab(iii,v) | 2015.1 | | Cephalophyllum herrei L.Bolus | 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. & Van Wyk, P.C.V. 2015. Cephalophyllum herrei L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/12/01 |
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