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Scientific Name | Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CUCURBITACEAE |
Common Names | Bitterappel (a), Bitterappeltjie (a), Karkoer (a), Namib Tsamma (e), Wildekolokwint (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species has a limited distribution in South Africa, but is widespread and common in Namibia. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Western Namibia to the Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Deep sandy soils in dry watercourses. |
Population |
This species is widespread and fairly common across the Namib Desert (Meeuse 1962). In the Richtersveld it is known from only a few historical collections, but may be overlooked.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Meeuse, A.D.J. 1962. The Cucurbitaceae of southern Africa. Bothalia 8(1):1-112.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/27 |
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