Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cucumis oreosyce H.Schaef.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
CUCURBITACEAE
Synonyms
Cucumis membranifolius Hook.f., Oreosyce africana Hook.f., Oreosyce subsericea (Hook.f.) A.Meeuse
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2006/10/30
Assessor(s)
W.G. Welman & J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Limpopo
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Oreosyce africana Hook.f.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Oreosyce africana Hook.f.Lower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Oreosyce africana Hook.f.Not Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Oreosyce africana Hook.f.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.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Welman, W.G. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Cucumis oreosyce H.Schaef. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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