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Scientific Name | Catunaregam obovata (Hochst.) A.E.Gonç. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. subsp. spinosa in sense of Verdc., in sense of Coates Palgrave, Pooley, (in part) specimens southern Mozambique and South Africa, Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. subsp. taylorii in sense of Verdc. (in part), with respect to specimens from southern Mozambique and S Africa (KZN), not of (S.Moore) Verdc., Lachnosiphonium obovatum Hochst. (in part), Lepipogon obovatum Bertol.f., Randia kraussii Harv., Randia monteiroae K.Schum., Royena pentandra in sense of Gürke, as to Junod 412, Xeromphis obovata (Hochst.) Keay (in part) |
Common Names | Coastal Bone-apple (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/09 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | Catunaregam obovata is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species occurs along the KwaZulu-Natal coast, extending to southern Mozambique and eSwatini (Swaziland). |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | It occurs in coastal thicket, woodland or dune scrub. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Catunaregam obovata (Hochst.) Gonç. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. and Schmidt, E. 2018. Trees and shrubs Mozambique. Publishing Print Matters, 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.
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Citation |
| Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2018. Catunaregam obovata (Hochst.) A.E.Gonç. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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