Taxon

Tanquana hilmarii

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Common name: Tanquana
Family: Aizoaceae (Vygie)
Synonym: Pleiospilos hilmarii
Distribution: Little Karoo south of Laingsburg in the Western Cape
Habitat: Western Little Karoo
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Critically Endangered
Life form: Succulent plant
Comments: The number of mature individuals at three severely fragmented subpopulations is declining due to harvesting for the specialist succulent horticultural trade. One subpopulation has lost 95% of individuals over the past 20 years.
Links: Cactus Art • iSpot • Red List of South African Plants

Locations

  • 1: Arid House 1 • Accession: 2013-87/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
  • 2: Seed DRYING - lab • Accession: 2023-34 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
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