Ashen Spike-thorn

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Gymnosporia capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CELASTRACEAE
Synonyms
Celastrus capitatus E.Mey. ex Sond., Celastrus rigidus Eckl. & Zeyh., Maytenus capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Marais
Common Names
Ashen Spike-thorn (e), Vaalpendoring (a), Vaal-pendoring (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/10/08
Assessor(s)
R.H. Archer & J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Western Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Gymnosporia capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.


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.


Citation
Archer, R.H. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Gymnosporia capitata (E.Mey. ex Sond.) Loes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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