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Scientific Name | Gymnosporia oxycarpa (N.Robson) Jordaan |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Synonyms | Maytenus oxycarpa N.Robson |
Common Names | Grootvrug-pendoring (a), Large-fruited Spike-thorn (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/14 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama |
Justification | Known from fewer than five subpopulations in South Africa, where it is restricted to occurring on the border of Mozambique and Zimbabwe (National EOO < 200 km²). |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Northern Kruger National Park, southern Zimbabwe and possibly eastern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nwambyia-Pumbe Sandy Bushveld |
Description | Sandveld. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gymnosporia oxycarpa (N.Robson) Jordaan | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Maytenus oxycarpa N.Robson | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Maytenus oxycarpa N.Robson | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
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Citation |
| Manyama, P.A. 2008. Gymnosporia oxycarpa (N.Robson) Jordaan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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