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Scientific Name | Cyphostemma hardyi Retief |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | VITACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/28 |
Assessor(s) | A.E. van Wyk, L. von Staden & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted endemic to the western Waterberg (EOO ± 400 km²), known from three locations. Potentially threatened by collecting for horticultural purposes. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Western Waterberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Waterberg Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Grows in the shade of trees among boulders on rocky slopes. |
Threats |
| Harvesting [gathering] |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyphostemma hardyi Retief | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cyphostemma hardyi Retief | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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., von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Cyphostemma hardyi Retief. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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