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Scientific Name | Strophanthus gerrardii Stapf |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Common Names | Poison Rope (e), Ubuhlungubendlovu (z), Ukukhukhumeza (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/31 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | It occurs from the Barberton district to the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. It also occurs in southern Mozambique and Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Plants grow in coastal forests, sand forest, woodland and scarp forest, often on rocky places, 0-750 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Strophanthus gerrardii Stapf | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Beentje, H.J. 1982. A monograph on Strophanthus DC. (Apocynaceae). Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen 82(4):1-191.
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Strophanthus gerrardii Stapf. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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