Red Mock-plumbago

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Ruspolia australis (Milne-Redh.) Vollesen
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ACANTHACEAE
Synonyms
Ruspolia hypocrateriformis (Vahl) Milne-Redh. var. australis Milne-Redh.
Common Names
Red Mock-plumbago (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/02/07
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor & A.E. van Wyk
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Threats
None.
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Ruspolia hypocrateriformis (Vahl) Milne-Redh. var. australis Milne-Redh.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Ruspolia hypocrateriformis (Vahl) Milne-Redh. var. australis Milne-Redh.Not Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Ruspolia hypocrateriformis (Vahl) Milne-Redh. var. australis Milne-Redh.Uncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. and Kelbessa, E. 2015. Acanthaceae (Part 2). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6):1-314.


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.


Citation
Victor, J.E. & van Wyk, A.E. 2005. Ruspolia australis (Milne-Redh.) Vollesen. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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