Taxon

Cheiridopsis purpurea

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Common name: bokspoortjie, eseloor, donkey ear vygie
Family: Aizoaceae (Vygie)
Synonym: Cheiridopsis purpurata, Cheiridopsis splendens
Distribution: Richtersveld, Ploegberg and Eksteenfontein.
Habitat: Crevices of quartzitic bands in sandstone in Little Karoo
National red list: Rare
Life form: Succulent plant
Usage: Horticultural, ornamental
Comments: This habitat-specialist is rare and range-restricted. It only grows on bands of quartzitic outcrops between sandstone and it is restricted and endemic to the Richtersveld. Due to its isolated location it is not threatened by human activity.
Links: iNaturalist.org • iSpot • Red List of South African Plants • SANBI PlantZAfrica

Locations

  • 1: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1969-340/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
  • 2: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1976-135/2 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
  • 3: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1976-135/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
  • 4: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1999-1161/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
  • 5: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1999-976/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
  • 6: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1999-981/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
  • 7: Arid House 1 • Accession: 2017-75/1 • Provenance: Horticultural
  • 8: Arid House 1 • Accession: 2020-188/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
  • 9: Arid house 2 (Arid House 2) • Accession: 1976-135/4 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
  • 10: Arid house 2 (Arid House 2) • Accession: 1976-135/3 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
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