Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Boomvygie, Stoeberia

Family: Aizoaceae (Vygie)

Synonym: Ruschia utilis var. giftbergensis, Stoeberia giftbergensis

Distribution: Gifberg endemic

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Not Evaluated

Life form: Succulent plant

Comments: Ernst Van Jaarsveld rediscovered this rare and extremely localised endemic plant on the cliffs of the Gifberg and in 2015 published an article elevating the variety to species level. Mesemb expert and curator of the Bolus Herbarium Cornelia Klak does not recognise the validity of the species and considers it a variety or perhaps subspecies of Stoeberia utilis. Either way it represents a unique and localised variant and an important element of regional biodiversity.
E.J. 2015. The rediscovery of Stoeberia utilis var. giftbergensis and its elevation to species level (Stoeberia giftbergensis). Aloe 52: 1, 4–9.