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Scientific Name | Eriospermum mackenii (Hook.f.) Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RUSCACEAE |
Common Names | Geel Kapokblommetjie (a), Insulansula (z), Perdepootjie (a), Yellow Fluffy-seed (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2008/01/15 |
Assessor(s) | V.L. Williams, D. Raimondo, N.R. Crouch, A.B. Cunningham, C.R. Scott-Shaw, M. Lötter & A.M. Ngwenya |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Threats |
| Tubers are harvested and sold for traditional medicine in the markets in small to moderate quantities (V.L. Williams, pers. comm., 2008). The subspecies are not distinguishable in the markets and the traders don't distinguish between them either (N.R. Crouch, pers. comm., 2008). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriospermum mackenii (Hook.f.) Baker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Perry, P.L. 1994. A revision of the genus Eriospermum (Eriospermaceae) Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 17:1-320.
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 |
| Williams, V.L., Raimondo, D., Crouch, N.R., Cunningham, A.B., Scott-Shaw, C.R., Lötter, M. & Ngwenya, A.M. 2008. Eriospermum mackenii (Hook.f.) Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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