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Scientific Name | Gymnosporia devenishii Jordaan |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Common Names | Drakensberg Spike-thorn (e), Drakensberg-pendoring (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/07 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.E. van Wyk |
Justification | Known from seven widely scattered sites. Naturally rare, occurring in subpopulations with few individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | Wakkerstroom, Utrecht, Greytown, Kranskop, Underberg and Mount Frere. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Southern Mistbelt Forest, Northern Afrotemperate Forest |
Description | Montane and mistbelt forest understorey and margins. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gymnosporia devenishii Jordaan | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gymnosporia devenishii Jordaan | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Gymnosporia devenishii Jordaan | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Coates Palgrave, M. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern Africa. 3rd Edition. Struik, Cape Town.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & van Wyk, A.E. 2005. Gymnosporia devenishii Jordaan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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