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Scientific Name | Erythrophysa transvaalensis I.Verd. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SAPINDACEAE |
Common Names | Bushveld Red Balloon (e), Mofalatsane (tw), Rooiklapperboom (a), Rooiklapperbos (a), Transvaal Red Balloon (e), Transvaal-rooiklapperbos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/10/05 |
Assessor(s) | A.E. van Wyk, P.J.D. Winter, N. Hahn & L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is widespread in South Africa (EOO 25 884 km²), and there are few threats to the population. It is therefore not considered to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, North West |
Range | North-western Limpopo Province to Rustenburg, also extending to Botswana and Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Rocky hillsides and stony koppies. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species. A few subpopulations are affected by habitat loss to mining, but this affects only a small proportion of the population (Hahn 2013). |
Population |
This species occurs in small, scattered subpopulations, seldom exceeding more than 25 mature individuals (Hahn 2013).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erythrophysa transvaalensis I.Verd. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erythrophysa transvaalensis I.Verd. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Erythrophysa transvaalensis I.Verd. | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Coates Palgrave, M. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern Africa. 3rd Edition. Struik, Cape Town.
Hahn, N. 2013. Rare, endangered and endemic flora of the North West Province. Unpublished Report to the Department of Economic Development, Conservation and Tourism, North West Provincial Government.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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.
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Citation |
| van Wyk, A.E., Winter, P.J.D., Hahn, N. & von Staden, L. 2016. Erythrophysa transvaalensis I.Verd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/29 |
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