Taxonomy
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.


Citation
Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Rhoicissus kougabergensis Retief & Van Jaarsv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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