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Scientific Name | Huernia longii Pillans subsp. echidnopsioides (L.C.Leach) Bruyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Huernia echidnopsioides (L.C.Leach) L.C.Leach, Huernia pillansii N.E.Br. subsp. echidnopsioides L.C.Leach |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/27 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 488 km²). Not threatened due to the unsuitability of its habitat to ploughing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | South-eastern end of the Baviaanskloof and Kouga Mountains. Also recorded from the Groot Winterhoek Mountains south of Steytlerville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Sundays Valley Thicket, Baviaans Valley Thicket |
Description | Variety of habitats and soils, including clay slopes, exposed rock cliff faces, conglomerate slopes, shale and shallow loamy soil on rock outcrops. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Huernia echidnopsioides (L.C.Leach) L.C.Leach | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Huernia echidnopsioides (L.C.Leach) L.C.Leach | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Leach, L.C. 1988. A revision of Huernia. In: M.J. Kimberley (ed), Excelsa Taxonomic Series 4 (pp. 1-197), The Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe, Harare.
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. 2009. Huernia longii Pillans subsp. echidnopsioides (L.C.Leach) Bruyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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