Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Huernia transvaalensis Stent
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
APOCYNACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009/07/27
Assessor(s)
W. Foden & L. Potter
Justification
Widespread and not declining.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West
Range
Widespread in northern south Africa between Vryburg, Pretoria, Lephalale and Marble Hall.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Savanna
Description
Flat areas among trees and grasses, occasionally in stony ground and on hills.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Huernia transvaalensis StentLeast 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.


Citation
Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Huernia transvaalensis Stent. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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