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Scientific Name | Rauvolfia caffra Sond. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Rauvolfia caffra Sond. var. natalensis Stapf ex Hiern, Rauvolfia goetzei Stapf, Rauvolfia inebrians K.Schum., Rauvolfia leucopoda K.Schum. ex De Wild. & T.Durand, Rauvolfia macrophylla Stapf, Rauvolfia mayombensis Pellegr., Rauvolfia natalensis Sond., Rauvolfia obliquinervis Stapf, Rauvolfia ochrosioides K.Schum., Rauvolfia oxyphylla Stapf, Rauvolfia tchibangensis Pellegr., Rauvolfia verticillata A.Chev. (later homonym), not of (Lour.) Baill. (1899), Rauvolfia welwitschii Stapf |
Common Names | Kinaboon (a), Koorsboom (a), Munadzi (v), Muraldi (v), Nshongo (ts), Quinine Tree (e), Umhlambamanzi (z), Umhlambamaze (z), Umjela (z), Umjele (x), Umjelo (x), Umkhadluvungu (z), Umthondisa (x), Umthundisa (x), Waterboekenhout (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rauvolfia caffra Sond. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Rauvolfia caffra Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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