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Scientific Name | Crassula ovata (Mill.) Druce |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Synonyms | Cotyledon ovata Mill., Crassula arborescens in sense of Keissl., Marloth, not of (Mill.) Willd. (misapplied name), Crassula argentea Thunb., Crassula articulata Zuccagni, Crassula lucens Gram, Crassula nitida Schönland, Crassula obliqua Sol., Crassula portulacea Lam. |
Common Names | Karka (a), Kerkeibos (a), Kerky-bush (e), Pink Joy (e), Umxhalaguba (x) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/29 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A widespread species that is not declining, it is locally common between Willowmore and East London. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Lower Umfolozi in KwaZulu-Natal to East London. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Rocky slopes often in sheltered ravines. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crassula ovata (Mill.) Druce | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Crassula ovata (Mill.) Druce. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/22 |
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