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Lithops werneri

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA CARYOPHYLLALES AIZOACEAE

Scientific Name: Lithops werneri
Species Authority: Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Loots, S.
Reviewer/s: Victor, J.E. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Southern African Plants Red List Authority)
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Justification:
Lithops werneri is assessed as Vulnerable. The RAMAS® Red List version 2.0 software package was used to make this assessment. This species has a very restricted range: only one population is known with extent of occurrence estimated at 1 km². There was a reduction in population size (possibly of around 50%) around 1950, as several hundred plants were collected. It is not known if the population has recovered since then. Collecting is the main potential threat to the population, along with habitat destruction from tourist activities in the area.

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Namibia
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Population [top]

Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Loots, S. 2004. Lithops werneri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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