Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Tridentea virescens (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
APOCYNACEAE
Synonyms
Stapelia aurea Dinter, Stapelia virescens N.E.Br.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2009/08/14
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor
Justification
A widespread species that occurs as sporadic small subpopulations of up to six plants. No threats are known to impact this species.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Warmbad in southern Namibia to Kakamas and Prieska in the Nortern Cape stretching east to Prince Albert and Aberdeen.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Northern Upper Karoo, Upper Karoo Hardeveld, Eastern Lower Karoo, Gamka Karoo, Bushmanland Arid Grassland, Southern Karoo Riviere
Description
Stony ground, or hard loam in floodplains.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Tridentea virescens (N.E.Br.) L.C.LeachRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Tridentea virescens (N.E.Br.) L.C.LeachRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Tridentea virescens (N.E.Br.) L.C.LeachUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Bruyns, P.V. 1995. A re-assessment of the genera Tridentea Haw. and Tromotriche Haw. South African Journal of Botany 61(4):180-208.


Bruyns, P.V. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar. (Vol. 1, pp. 1-330). Umdaus Press, Pretoria.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Leach, L.C. 1985. A Revision of Stapelia L. (Asclepiadaceae). In: Excelsa Taxonomic Series 3 (pp. 1-157), 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.


Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.


Citation
Victor, J.E. 2009. Tridentea virescens (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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