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Scientific Name | Hippobromus pauciflorus (L.f.) Radlk. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SAPINDACEAE |
Synonyms | Hippobromus alata (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Common Names | Bastard Horsewood (e), Basterperdepis (a), Basterperdepisboom (a), False Horsewood (e), Horsewood (e), Isiphahluka (z), Mufhapabere (v), Perdepis (a), Perdepisboom (a), Pisgoed (a), Ulwathile (x), Umfazi Onengxolo (x), Umfazothethayo (z), Umhlwathile (z), Umhlwathile (x), Umnquma (z), Umnquma (x), Umnungumabele (z), Umnungumabele (x), Uqhume (z), Valsperdepis (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & A.E. van Wyk |
Justification | Hippobromus pauciflorus is a widespread species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is widespread across eastern South Africa, also occurring in eSwatini (Swaziland) and southern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | It occurs in forest margins, rocky outcrops in bushveld and riparian thicket. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hippobromus pauciflorus (L.f.) Radlk. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. and Schmidt, E. 2018. Trees and shrubs Mozambique. Publishing Print Matters, Cape Town.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & van Wyk, A.E. 2018. Hippobromus pauciflorus (L.f.) Radlk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2024.1. Accessed on 2025/09/30 |
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