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Scientific Name | Choritaenia capensis Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APIACEAE |
Synonyms | Pappea capensis Sond. & Harv. (later homonym), not of Eckl. and Zeyh. |
Common Names | Luisboom (a), Luisbos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/01/30 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | Dry central areas of South Africa between Zeerust, Prieska and Fauresmith. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna |
Description | Dry pans, floodplains, roadsides, and other disturbed places. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Choritaenia capensis Benth. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Liu, M., Van Wyk, B.E. and Tilney, P.M. 2007. A revision of the genus Choritaenia (Apiaceae). South African Journal of Botany 73(2):184-189.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Choritaenia capensis Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/28 |
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