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Scientific Name | Cordia grandicalyx Oberm. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Common Names | Large-fruit Saucer-berry (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/07/13 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A deciduous shrub or small tree, this species has a restricted distribution in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. With no identified threats, it is not suspected to be in danger of extinction and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | This species occurs in north-eastern South Africa, in Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces, extending to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | This deciduous shrub or small tree occurs in hot, dry scrubland and woodland, often on river banks and in rocky soils. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cordia grandicalyx Oberm. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cordia grandicalyx Oberm. | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Cordia grandicalyx Oberm. | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. & Victor, J.E. 2021. Cordia grandicalyx Oberm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/08/23 |
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