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Scientific Name | Rubus rigidus Sm. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ROSACEAE |
Synonyms | Rubus atrocoeruleus Gust., Rubus chrysocarpus Mundt, Rubus discolor E.Mey., Rubus inedulis Rolfe, Rubus mundtii Cham. & Schltdl., Rubus rigidus Sm. var. buchananii Focke, Rubus rigidus Sm. var. chrysocarpus (Mundt) Focke, Rubus rigidus Sm. var. incisus Gust., Rubus rigidus Sm. var. mundtii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Focke |
Common Names | Braambos (a), Braambossie (a), Ijingijolo (z), Monoko-metsi (ss), Monokotswai-wabanna (ss), Ugagane (z), Umgcunube (x), White Bramble (e), Wild Bramble (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, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape |
Range | Tropical Africa to South Africa, where it is widespread across eastern as well as southern South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Forest margins, grassland, streamsides and wetlands, as well as disturbed roadsides. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rubus rigidus Sm. | 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.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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 rigidus Sm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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