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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 Retief | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Rhoicissus laetans Retief | Insufficiently 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.
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Citation |
| Burrows, J.E., Lötter, M. & von Staden, L. 2006. Rhoicissus laetans Retief. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18 |
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