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Scientific Name | Quaqua pallens Bruyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/09/05 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO<200 km²) restricted to the hills north of Garies, where it is locally common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Garies. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland |
Description | Succulent karoo, on gneissic slopes inside bushes, 600-900 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Quaqua pallens Bruyns | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar. (Vol. 1, pp. 1-330). Umdaus Press, 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. 2005. Quaqua pallens Bruyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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