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Scientific Name | Duvalia modesta N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Duvalia gracilis Meve |
Common Names | Hotnotstoontjies (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/23 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | This widespread and common species was previously overlooked and thought to have a narrow range between Graaff-Reinet, Grahamstown and Cradock. Field surveys however revealed a wider distribution and indicated that this species is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Widespread in the central Great Karoo, eastern parts of the Little Karoo and dry coastal areas near Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Karroid shrubland, occurs under small bushes in flat, gravelly areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Duvalia gracilis Meve | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Duvalia modesta N.E.Br. | 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.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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 |
| Manyama, P.A. & Kamundi, D.A. 2009. Duvalia modesta N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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