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Scientific Name | Rubus pinnatus Willd. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
Synonyms | Rubus kinginsis Engl., Rubus pappei Eckl. & Zeyh., Rubus pinnatus Willd. subsp. afrotropicus Engl., Rubus pinnatus Willd. var. afrotropicus (Engl.) Gust., Rubus pinnatus Willd. var. defensus Gust., Rubus pinnatus Willd. var. subglandulosus (Gust.) R.A.Graham |
Common Names | Blackberry (e), Braambos (a), Braambossie (a), Braamboswortel (a), Braamworterls (a), Bramble (e), Capebramble (e), Ijingijolo (z), Iqunube (x), Kaapse Braam (a), Mfongosi (z), Molopilopi (ss), Motopilope (ns), South African Blackberry (e), South African Bramble (e), South African Raspberry (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2013/02/13 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
Range | Tropical Africa to eastern and southern South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Forest margins and streamsides. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rubus pinnatus Willd. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Henderson, L. 2011. Rubus species - brambles, blackberries and others. SAPIA News 19:1-9.
Mendes, E.J. and Kupicha, F.K. 1978. Rosaceae. In: E. Launert (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 4:7-33. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
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.
Spies, J.J. and Du Plessis, H. 1985. The genus Rubus in South Africa. I. Chromosome numbers and geographical distribution of species. Bothalia 15(3&4):591-596.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2013. Rubus pinnatus Willd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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