Surprise Packet

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Roth
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ACANTHACEAE
Synonyms
Acanthus maderaspatensis L., Blepharis boerhaviifolia Pers., Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Roth subsp. rubiifolia (Schumach.) Napper, Blepharis rubiifolia (Schumach.) Napper, Blepharis teaguei Oberm.
Common Names
Skietpitjie (a), Surprise Packet (e), Uyskweek (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2006/01/19
Assessor(s)
D.A. Kamundi
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) RothLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

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.


Citation
Kamundi, D.A. 2006. Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) Roth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/04

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