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Scientific Name | Rhoicissus kougabergensis Retief & Van Jaarsv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | VITACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/02 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO <10 km², known from one subpopulation, a few more subpopulations are likely to exist in this under-explored area. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Kouga Mountains, near Kouga dam in the Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Sundays Valley Thicket |
Description | Subtropical thicket, steep sandstone slopes dominated by Portulacaria afra. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rhoicissus kougabergensis Retief & Van Jaarsv. | Rare | 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.
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.
Retief, E. and Van Jaarsveld, E.J. 1997. Vitaceae: A new species of Rhoicissus from the Eastern Cape. Bothalia 27(1):49-51.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Rhoicissus kougabergensis Retief & Van Jaarsv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18 |
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