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Scientific Name | Tiliacora funifera (Miers) Oliv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MENISPERMACEAE |
Synonyms | Hypserpa funifera Miers, Tiliacora glycosmantha Diels, Tiliacora johannis Exell, Tiliacora pynaertii De Wild., Tiliacora warneckei Engl. & Diels |
Common Names | Elbow Leaf (e), Stamvrug-klimop (a), Stem-fruit Climber (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/10/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species has a very localized distribution in South Africa, but it is not threatened. It is widespread outside South Africa. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is found from Malelane to the northern KwaZulu-Natal coastal plain. It is widespread further northwards to tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld, Northern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest, Northern Afrotemperate Forest, Swamp Forest |
Description | Plants grow in montane and lowland forests, riverine forest and moist, shady places in woodland. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species in South Africa. Most of its habitat is protected. |
Population |
There are only three known subpopulations of this species in South Africa: at Sodwana Bay, Kosi Bay and around Malelane in eastern Mpumalanga. The population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tiliacora funifera (Miers) Oliv. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Troupin, G. 1960. Menispermaceae. In: A.W. Exell and H. Wild (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 1 (Part 1):150-173. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Tiliacora funifera (Miers) Oliv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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