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Scientific Name | Tetradenia brevispicata (N.E.Br.) Codd |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LAMIACEAE |
Synonyms | Iboza brevispicata N.E.Br. |
Common Names | Small-leaved Ginger-bush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/07/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across northern South Africa, extending to eastern Botswana, central Namibia and southwestern Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Rocky quartzite and granite hills and ridges, 500-1600 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tetradenia brevispicata (N.E.Br.) Codd | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Codd, L.E. 1985. Lamiaceae. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 28 Part 4:1-240. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
Phillipson, P.B. and Steyn, C.F. 2008. Tetradenia (Lamiaceae) in Africa: new species and new combinations. Adansonia, sér. 3 30(1):177-196.
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.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Tetradenia brevispicata (N.E.Br.) Codd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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