Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Quaqua bayeriana (Bruyns) Plowes
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
APOCYNACEAE
Synonyms
Quaqua parviflora (Masson) Bruyns subsp. bayeriana Bruyns
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2005/09/05
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor & D. Raimondo
Justification
A range-restricted species known from two sites (EOO 120 km²). It is locally common in the correct habitat.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape
Range
Springbok.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland
Description
South- or west-facing slopes of gneiss or quartzite.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Quaqua bayeriana (Bruyns) PlowesRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Quaqua parviflora (Masson) Bruyns subsp. bayeriana BruynsRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

Bruyns, P.V. 1999. The systematic position of Quaqua (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadpoideae) with a critical revision of the species. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 121(3):311-402.


Bruyns, P.V. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar. (Vol. 1, pp. 1-330). Umdaus Press, 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.


Citation
Victor, J.E. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Quaqua bayeriana (Bruyns) Plowes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18

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