Leucadendron discolor

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	PROTEALES	PROTEACEAE

Scientific Name:	Leucadendron discolor
Species Authority:	E.Phillips & Hutch.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1+2abc ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Hilton-Taylor, C. <i>et al.</i>

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

–

Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	A tall shrub, sometimes growing to the size of a tree, confined to the western side of the Piketberg range.
Countries:	Native: South Africa
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Population [top]

Population:	The total population of between 1,000 and 5,000 mature individuals is fragmented into three or four major subpopulations and a number of scattered individuals, occurring within an area of 20 km² (AOO).

Population:

The total population of between 1,000 and 5,000 mature individuals is fragmented into three or four major subpopulations and a number of scattered individuals, occurring within an area of 20 km² (AOO).

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It grows on rocky soils derived from sandstone in mountain fynbos.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The species is threatened in the eastern parts of its range by agricultural activities, particularly the planting of fruit orchards. Frequent fires could also be a problem, as they may not allow the species sufficient time to regenerate from seed.

Major Threat(s):

The species is threatened in the eastern parts of its range by agricultural activities, particularly the planting of fruit orchards. Frequent fires could also be a problem, as they may not allow the species sufficient time to regenerate from seed.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The only form of protection received is within private nature reserves.

Conservation Actions:

The only form of protection received is within private nature reserves.

Citation:	Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. 1998. Leucadendron discolor. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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