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Scientific Name | Rhoicissus microphylla (Turcz.) Gilg & M.Brandt |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | VITACEAE |
Synonyms | Cissus unifoliata Harv., Vitis unifoliata (Harv.) Kuntze |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2008/09/21 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Range restricted species, EOO 837 km², from an area where land transformation is very low. At least nine subpopulations have been recorded, local abundance not known, but it is unlikely to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Isolated records from the Queenstown, Stutterheim and Fort Beaufort districts. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Description | Grassy mountain slopes. |
Threats |
| Although some areas within this species' range is degraded as a result of overgrazing, transformation is relatively low, and this species is not suspected to be severely threatened or declining. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rhoicissus microphylla (Turcz.) Gilg & M.Brandt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2008. Rhoicissus microphylla (Turcz.) Gilg & M.Brandt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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