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Scientific Name | Rubus transvaaliensis Gust. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2013/02/13 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A poorly known and taxonomically problematic taxon, described in 1934 (Gustafsson 1934), but not recognized in subsequent reviews of the genus (Spies and Du Plessis 1985, Henderson 2011). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rubus transvaaliensis Gust. var. transvaaliensis | Threatened | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Gustafsson, C.E. 1934. Rubi africani. Arkiv för Botanik, Stockholm 26A(7):1-68.
Henderson, L. 2011. Rubus species - brambles, blackberries and others. SAPIA News 19:1-9.
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 transvaaliensis Gust. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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