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Scientific Name | Strophanthus luteolus Codd |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Common Names | Golden Poison-rope (e), Ubuhlungubendlovu (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/31 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common species that is threatened in places, but not yet in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo |
Range | This species has a disjunct distribution, with an isolated population in the Soutpansberg, while the rest of the population occurs in southern Mozambique and the northern KwaZulu-Natal coastal plain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in low coastal forest on sand dunes, 30-100 m, and densely wooded slopes in the Soutpansberg, 1400-1600 m. |
Threats |
| It is threatened by habitat destruction and degradation outside of protected areas on the Maputaland coastal plains. In the Soutpansberg it is not threatened. |
Population |
This species is locally common on the northern slopes of the Soutpansberg.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved within Ndumu Game Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Strophanthus luteolus Codd | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Strophanthus luteolus Codd | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Strophanthus luteolus Codd | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Codd, L.E. 1961. Notes and new records of African plants: Strophanthus luteolus. Bothalia 7(3):454-455.
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.
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. and Kupicha, F.K. 1985. Apocynaceae. In: E. Launert (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 7 (Part 2):395-498. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
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. 2017. Strophanthus luteolus Codd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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