| Scientific Name | Pentanisia prunelloides (Klotzsch ex Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. subsp. latifolia (Hochst.) Verdc. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | RUBIACEAE | Synonyms | Pentanisia variabilis Harv. (in part), Pentanisia variabilis Harv. var. latifolia (Hochst.) Sond. |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2017/10/05 | 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 | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West | Range | It is widespread across eastern South Africa, from the Soutpansberg to the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape. It is widespread across east Africa as far north as Tanzania. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Lydenburg Thornveld, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Woodbush Granite Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Strydpoort Summit Sourveld, Eastern Free State Clay Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Maputaland Coastal Belt, Northern Escarpment Afromontane Fynbos, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Maputaland Wooded Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, Transkei Coastal Belt, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, Amathole Montane Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, Carletonville Dolomite Grassland, Egoli Granite Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland, Tsakane Clay Grassland, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, Tzaneen Sour Bushveld, Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Pretoriuskop Sour Bushveld, Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, Swaziland Sour Bushveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, Lebombo Summit Sourveld, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Muzi Palm Veld and Wooded Grassland, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Legogote Sour Bushveld, Thukela Valley Bushveld, Thukela Thornveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Northern Zululand Sourveld, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, East Griqualand Grassland, Mabela Sandy Grassland, Mthatha Moist Grassland, Marikana Thornveld, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Ithala Quartzite Sourveld, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld, Income Sandy Grassland, Bhisho Thornveld, Tsomo Grassland | Description | Plants grow in open montane and coastal grassland and woodland. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pentanisia prunelloides (Klotzsch ex Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. subsp. latifolia (Hochst.) Verdc. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | 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.
Verdcourt, B. 1952. A revision of certain African genera of herbaceous Rubiaceae I. The genus Pentanisia Harvey. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 22(3/4):233-286.
Verdcourt, B. 1989. Rubiaceae. In: E. Launert (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 5 (Part 1):1-210. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2017. Pentanisia prunelloides (Klotzsch ex Eckl. & Zeyh.) Walp. subsp. latifolia (Hochst.) Verdc. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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