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Scientific Name | Portulacaria fruticulosa (H.Pearson & Stephens) Bruyns & Klak |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | DIDIEREACEAE |
Synonyms | Ceraria fruticulosa H.Pearson & Stephens, Ceraria schaeferi Engl. & Schltr. |
Common Names | Dwarf Porkbush (e), Dwerg-wolftoon (a), Suikerkanna (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/11 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia to the Richtersveld, and eastwards along the Gariep Valley to Bushmanland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Nama Karoo |
Description | Rocky slopes and dry watercourses. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Portulacaria fruticulosa (H.Pearson & Stephens) Bruyns & Klak | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Ceraria fruticulosa H.Pearson & Stephens | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V., Oliveira-Neto, M., Melo-de-Pinna, G.F. and Klak, C. 2014. Phylogenetic relationships in the Didiereaceae with special reference to subfamily Portulacarioideae. Taxon 63(5):1053-1064.
Pearson, H.H.W. and Stephens, E.L. 1912. List of the plants collected in the Percy Sladen Memorial Expeditions, 1908-9, 1910-11: Portulacaceae. Annals of the South African Museum 9:30-35.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Portulacaria fruticulosa (H.Pearson & Stephens) Bruyns & Klak. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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