Blyde Grape

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Rhoicissus laetans Retief
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
VITACEAE
Common Names
Blyde Grape (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/11/14
Assessor(s)
J.E. Burrows, M. Lötter & L. von Staden
Justification
EOO 440 km², known from six sites. This species habitat is largely untransformed and mostly protected in nature reserves.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Range
Abel Erasmus Pass and the Blyde River Canyon.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld
Description
Montane grassland or in steep, wooded ravines, occasionally in riverine forest.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Rhoicissus laetans RetiefRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Rhoicissus laetans RetiefInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

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.


Retief, E. 1993. Vitaceae: A new species of Rhoicissus from the Transvaal. Bothalia 23(2):231-233.


Citation
Burrows, J.E., Lötter, M. & von Staden, L. 2006. Rhoicissus laetans Retief. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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