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Scientific Name | Riocreuxia picta Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Ceropegia picta (Schltr.) H.Huber |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across north-eastern South Africa and Swaziland, extending to northern KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Forest margins and riverine bush. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Riocreuxia picta Schltr. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Masinde, P.S. 2005. A revision of the African genus Riocreuxia Decne. (Apocynaceae:Asclepiadiodeae-Ceropegieae). Kew Bulletin 60(3):401-434.
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. 2012. Riocreuxia picta Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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