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Scientific Name | Kewa angrae-pequenae (Friedrich) Christenh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | KEWACEAE |
Synonyms | Hypertelis angrae-pequenae Friedrich, Pharnaceum obtusifolium Pax |
Common Names | Duine Braksuring (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/23 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread species that is declining in places due to habitat loss to mining, but is not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Central Namibia southwards through Namaqualand to Hondeklipbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Dry riverbeds near the coast. |
Threats |
| Some subpopulations are threatened by habitat loss to mining. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Kewa angrae-pequenae (Friedrich) Christenh. | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Hypertelis angrae-pequenae Friedrich | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Adamson, R.S. 1958. The South African species of Aizoaceae. IV. Mollugo, Pharnaceum, Coelanthum and Hypertelis. Journal of South African Botany 24:11-69.
Christenhusz, M.J., Brockington, S.F., Christin, P.-A. and Sage, R.F. 2014. On the disintegration of Molluginaceae: a new genus and family (Kewa, Kewaceae) segregated from Hypertelis, and placement of Macarthuria in Macarthuriaceae. Phytotaxa 181(4):238-242.
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. Kewa angrae-pequenae (Friedrich) Christenh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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