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Scientific Name | Hoodia grandis (N.E.Br.) Plowes |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Hoodia colei Plowes, Hoodia pilifera (L.f.) Plowes subsp. pillansii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns, Trichocaulon grande N.E.Br., Trichocaulon pillansii N.E.Br., Trichocaulon pillansii N.E.Br. var. major N.E.Br. |
Common Names | Grootghaap (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Hoodia grandis has a restricted distribution range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 8109 km². It has no severe threats, and is therefore not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and occurs in the southern Great Karoo and Little Karoo between Matjiesfontein, Merweville, Leeu-Gamka and Calitzdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Little Karoo, Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Gamka Karoo, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos, Southern Karoo Riviere, Oudshoorn Karroid Thicket |
Description | It occurs sheltered among karroid shrubs on gentle to steep stony slopes. |
Threats |
| Hoodia grandis is possibly threatened by harvesting as a result of confusion with Hoodia gordonii, however, Hoodia harvesting is decreasing and harvesting is unlikely to cause widespread decline. |
Population |
It occurs as widely scattered subpopulations. The population is not suspected to be declining, but requires monitoring to determine the impact of harvesting.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hoodia pilifera (L.f.) Plowes subsp. pillansii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hoodia pilifera (L.f.) Plowes subsp. pillansii (N.E.Br.) Bruyns | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Trichocaulon pillansii N.E.Br. | Endangered | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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. 2019. Hoodia grandis (N.E.Br.) Plowes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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