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Scientific Name | Anisodontea capensis (L.) Bates |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
Synonyms | Malva capensis L. (in part), Malva capensis L. var. capensis, Malva debilis Salisb., Malva dilleniana Eckl. & Zeyh., Malva divaricata Andrews, Malva microphylla E.Mey., Malva oxyacanthoides Eckl. & Zeyh. (later homonym), not of Hornem. (1815), Malva virgata Murray, Malvastrum capense (L.) A.Gray & Harv., Malvastrum capense (L.) A.Gray & Harv. var. glabrescens Harv., Malvastrum divaricatum (Andrews) A.Gray & Harv., Malvastrum virgatum (Murray) A.Gray & Harv., Malvastrum virgatum (Murray) A.Gray & Harv. var. dillenianum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv., Malveopsis capensis (L.) Kuntze, Malveopsis divaricata (Andrews) Kuntze, Malveopsis virgata (Murray) Kuntze |
Common Names | Wildestokroos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/10 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A poorly known species that has been recorded at eight widely scattered localities. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 31 678km². It has only been recorded once in the last 20 years and may be declining as a result of livestock overgrazing and aridification of the Karoo. It is suspected to be in danger of extinction, but there is not enough data available to determine the degree of the decline. This species is therefore listed as Data Deficient. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to the Upper Karoo, South Africa, where it occurs in the Victoria West, Richmond, Middelburg, Beaufort West, Graaff Reinet, Prince Albert, and Uniondale districts. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Upper Karoo, Upper Karoo Hardeveld |
Description | Its specific habitat is not well known, but it most often occurs near rivers. |
Threats |
| Recent field surveys in the Nama Karoo indicate that many areas are severely degraded due to overgrazing. The reason for the rarity of Anisodontea capensis is uncertain, it may be declining due to overgrazing. |
Population |
It is local and quite rare in widely scattered localities. The population trend is not known, but it is suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Anisodontea capensis (L.) Bates | DDD | 2020.1 | | Anisodontea capensis (L.) Bates | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Magee, A.R. and Boatwright, J.S. (eds). In prep. Plants of the Karoo: A Conspectus of the Nama-Karoo and Adjacent Summer-Rainfall Regions of the Northern and Western Cape Provinces. Strelitzia.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2019. Anisodontea capensis (L.) Bates. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/15 |
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