| Scientific Name | Tetraena retrofracta (Thunb.) Beier & Thulin | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | ZYGOPHYLLACEAE | Synonyms | Zygophyllum retrofractum Thunb. | Common Names | Hondepisbos (a), Jakkalsbos (a), Vaalkareedoring (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2018/07/26 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | This species is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape | Range | It occurs from southern Namibia to Namaqualand and the Tanqua Karoo, with scattered records from Bushmanland and the Great Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Bushmanland Sandy Grassland, Namaqualand Riviere, Knersvlakte Dolomite Vygieveld, Vanrhynsdorp Gannabosveld, Knersvlakte Shale Vygieveld, Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld, Central Knersvlakte Vygieveld, Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland, Northern Knersvlakte Vygieveld, Eastern Upper Karoo, Northern Upper Karoo, Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Western Upper Karoo, Gamka Karoo, Namaqualand Shale Shrubland, Northern Nababiepsberge Mountain Desert, Bushmanland Vloere, Southern Karoo Riviere, Tanqua Wash Riviere, Noms Mountain Desert, Eastern Gariep Rocky Desert, Bushmanland Basin Shrubland, Kahams Mountain Desert, Kalahari Karroid Shrubland, Southern Nababiepsberge Mountain Desert, Western Gariep Hills Desert, Lower Gariep Broken Veld, Blouputs Karroid Thornveld, Bushmanland Arid Grassland, Namaqualand Blomveld, Richtersberg Mountain Desert, Lekkersing Succulent Shrubland, Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Tanqua Karoo, Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland, Agter-Sederberg Shrubland, Swartruggens Quartzite Karoo, Prince Albert Succulent Karoo, Doringrivier Quartzite Karoo, Roggeveld Karoo, Hantam Karoo, Namaqualand Strandveld, Oograbies Plains Sandy Grassland, Namaqualand Spinescent Grassland, Namaqualand Arid Grassland, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Umdaus Mountains Succulent Shrubland, Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Platbakkies Succulent Shrubland, Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Rooiberg Quartz Vygieveld, Kosiesberg Succulent Shrubland, Riethuis-Wallekraal Quartz Vygieveld, Southern Richtersveld Inselberg Shrubland, Northern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld, Eenriet Plains Succulent Shrubland, Bushmanland Inselberg Shrubland, Aggeneys Gravel Vygieveld, Upper Annisvlakte Succulent Shrubland, Goariep Mountain Succulent Shrubland, Gordonia Duneveld, Southern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld | Description | Plants grow in sandy, shale flats and rocky outcrops. |
Population | This species occurs in large subpopulations of scattered plants over areas of several kilometres (Van Zyl 2000). It is widespread and common and the population is not suspected to be declining.
| Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Zygophyllum retrofractum Thunb. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Beier, B.-A., Chase, M. and Thulin, M. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy of subfamily Zygophylloideae (Zygophyllaceae) based on molecular and morphological data. Plant Systematics and Evolution 240(1-4):11-39.
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.
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.
Van Zyl, L. 2000. A systematic revision of Zygophyllum (Zygophyllaceae) in the southern African region. Unpublished PhD, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2018. Tetraena retrofracta (Thunb.) Beier & Thulin. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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