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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) Plowes | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Quaqua parviflora (Masson) Bruyns subsp. bayeriana Bruyns | Rare | 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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Quaqua bayeriana (Bruyns) Plowes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/27 |
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