Rock Jatropha

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Jatropha spicata Pax
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
EUPHORBIACEAE
Synonyms
Jatropha messinica E.A.Bruce, Jatropha pseudoglandulifera Pax
Common Names
Rock Jatropha (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/02/25
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Limpopo
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Jatropha spicata PaxLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Jatropha spicata PaxNot Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Jatropha messinica E.A.BruceUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


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.


Citation
Victor, J.E. 2005. Jatropha spicata Pax. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19

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