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Scientific Name | Huernia blyderiverensis (L.C.Leach) Bruyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Huernia quinta (E.Phillips) A.C.White & B.Sloane var. blyderiverensis L.C.Leach |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/16 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Huernia blyderiverensis is a range-restricted habitat specialist, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 193 km². It is endemic to Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld, and is locally very abundant. It occurs in rocky sites where it is not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found on hills along the southern banks of the Olifants River to the slopes of the mountains overlooking the Blyde River Canyon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld |
Description | It is restricted to dolomite, where it grows in shallow soils on ledges and rock outcrops. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Huernia blyderiverensis. |
Population |
Plants occur in extraordinary abundance in some places (Bruyns 2005).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Huernia blyderiverensis (L.C.Leach) Bruyns | Least Concern | 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Huernia blyderiverensis (L.C.Leach) Bruyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/03 |
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