Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Chlorocyathus lobulata (Venter & R.L.Verh.) Venter
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
APOCYNACEAE
Synonyms
Kappia lobulata (Venter & R.L.Verh.) Venter, A.P.Dold & R.L.Verh., Raphionacme lobulata Venter & R.L.Verh.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2015/01/30
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor, A.P. Dold & L. von Staden
Justification
A rare, range-restricted species, known from one location, where its habitat is protected in a local authority nature reserve.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape
Range
Fish River Mouth north of Port Alfred.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fish Mesic Thicket, Albany Valley Thicket
Description
Dense forest, river banks.
Threats
No threats.
Population

A localized but locally common species.


Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Raphionacme lobulata Venter & R.L.Verh.Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Raphionacme lobulata Venter & R.L.Verh.VU D2Victor (2002)
Raphionacme lobulata Venter & R.L.Verh.Rare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

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.


Venter, H.J.T. 2008. Taxonomy of Chlorocyathus (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae). South African Journal of Botany 74(2):288-294.


Venter, H.J.T. and Verhoeven, R.L. 1988. Raphionacme lobulata (Periplocaceae), a new species from the eastern Cape Province, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 54(6):603-606.


Venter, H.J.T., Dold, A.P., Verhoeven, R.L. and Ionta, G. 2006. Kappia lobulata (Periplocoideae, Apocynaceae), a new genus from South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72:529-533.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.


Citation
Victor, J.E., Dold, A.P. & von Staden, L. 2015. Chlorocyathus lobulata (Venter & R.L.Verh.) Venter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18

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