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Scientific Name | Kedrostis leloja (J.F.Gmel.) C.Jeffrey |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CUCURBITACEAE |
Synonyms | Kedrostis cufodontii Chiov., Kedrostis eminens Dinter & Gilg ex Cogn., Kedrostis gilgiana Cogn., Kedrostis hirtella (Naudin) Cogn., Kedrostis longipedunculata Cogn., Kedrostis natalensis (Hook.f.) A.Meeuse, Kedrostis otaviensis Dinter, Kedrostis rautanenii Cogn., Rhynchocarpa hirtella Naud., Toxanthera kwebensis N.E.Br., Toxanthera lugardae N.E.Br., Toxanthera natalensis Hook.f., Turia leloja J.F.Gmel. |
Common Names | Spindle Cucumber (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across eastern and northern South Africa, extending northwards to Somalia and Senegal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Savanna |
Description | Forest and woodland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Kedrostis leloja (J.F.Gmel.) C.Jeffrey | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Kedrostis leloja (J.F.Gmel.) C.Jeffrey | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Kedrostis hirtella (Naudin) Cogn. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Jeffrey, C. 1978. Cucurbitaceae. In: E. Launert (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 4:414-499. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
Jeffrey, C. and Thulin, M. 1993. Cucurbitaceae. In: M. Thulin (ed). Flora of Somalia 1:216-240. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Meeuse, A.D.J. 1962. The Cucurbitaceae of southern Africa. Bothalia 8(1):1-112.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Kedrostis leloja (J.F.Gmel.) C.Jeffrey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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