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Scientific Name | Maerua gilgii Schinz |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Synonyms | Boscia angustifolia Harv. (later homonym), not of A.Rich. (1831) |
Common Names | River Bush-cherry (e), River Spider Bush (e), Rivier-witbos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Lower Gariep Valley along the border between South Africa and Namibia, eastwards to Gordonia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert |
Description | Seasonal washes, floodplains and hill slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Maerua gilgii Schinz | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Killick, D.J.B. 1970. Maerua. In: L.E. Codd, B. De Winter, D.J.B. Killick and H.B. Rycroft (eds). Flora of southern Africa 13:159-171. Botanical Research 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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Maerua gilgii Schinz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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