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Scientific Name | Rhigozum obovatum Burch. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BIGNONIACEAE |
Common Names | Berggranaat (a), Geelberggranaat (a), Geelgranaat (a), Granaatbos (a), Karoo Gold (e), Wild Pomegranate (e), Ystervarkbos (a), Ystervarkbossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | It is found from southern Namibia eastwards through Bushmanland to the Free State, eastern Great Karoo and Little Karoo. Isolated subpopulations occur on the border between Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Plants grow in dry, rocky places in thornveld and karroid shrublands. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rhigozum obovatum Burch. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Rhigozum obovatum Burch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/08 |
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