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Scientific Name | Ceropegia turricula E.A.Bruce |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened A2c |
Assessment Date | 2004/03/01 |
Assessor(s) | R. Peckover & J.E. Victor |
Justification | An estimated 20% of the population has declined in the last three generations (30 years) due to habitat destruction (mainly mining and urban development). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, Limpopo, North West |
Range | Lichtenburg to Gravelotte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Grassland slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ceropegia turricula E.A.Bruce | NT A2c | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ceropegia turricula E.A.Bruce | Near Threatened | Pfab and Victor (2002) | | Ceropegia turricula E.A.Bruce | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Victor (2002) | | Ceropegia turricula E.A.Bruce | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Pfab, M.F. and Victor, J.E. 2002. Threatened plants of Gauteng, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 68:370-375.
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. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Peckover, R. & Victor, J.E. 2004. Ceropegia turricula E.A.Bruce. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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