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Scientific Name | Afroqueta capensis (Harv.) Thulin & Razafim. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | TURNERACEAE |
Synonyms | Piriqueta capensis (Harv.) Urb., Turnera capensis Harv. |
Common Names | Haarbossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across the northern provinces of South Africa, including northern KwaZulu-Natal, also occurring in Swaziland, southern Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana and southern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Open woodland and bushveld, often in stony places. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Afroqueta capensis (Harv.) Thulin & Razafim. | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Piriqueta capensis (Harv.) Urb. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Fernandes, R. 1978. Turneraceae. In: E. Launert (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 4:348-368. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
Obermeyer, A.A. 1976. Turneraceae. In: J.H. Ross (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 22:93-103. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Thulin, M., Razafimandimbison, S.G., Chafe, P., Heidari, N., Kool, A. and Shore, J.S. 2012. Phylogeny of the Turneraceae clade (Passifloraceae s.l.): Trans-Atlantic disjunctions and two new genera in Africa. Taxon 61(2):308-323.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Afroqueta capensis (Harv.) Thulin & Razafim. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/30 |
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