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Scientific Name | Catophractes alexandri D.Don |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BIGNONIACEAE |
Synonyms | Catophractes welwitschii Seem. |
Common Names | Gababos (a), Swartdoring (a), Trompetterdoring (a), Trumpet Thorn (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/09/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Catophractes alexandri has a restricted range in South Africa, but is not threatened. It is widespread outside South Africa. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | This species is widespread across Namibia, central Botswana and southern Zimbabwe. In South Africa it is restricted to a small area along the Limpopo River Valley and Kalahari. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Limpopo Ridge Bushveld, Musina Mopane Bushveld, Makhado Sweet Bushveld, Limpopo Sweet Bushveld, Gordonia Kameeldoring Bushveld, Gordonia Duneveld, Gordonia Plains Shrubland, Roodeberg Bushveld |
Description | It occurs in sandy soils, but also on limestone ridges and outcrops in arid mopane and acacia woodlands. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Catophractes alexandri D.Don | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Coates Palgrave, M. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern Africa. 3rd Edition. Struik, Cape Town.
Diniz, M.A. 1988. Bignoniaceae. In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 8 (Part 3):60-113. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
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.
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Sprague, T.A. 1904. Bignoniaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis IV Section II (Hydrophyllaceae to Pedalineae):447-454. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Catophractes alexandri D.Don. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/28 |
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