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Scientific Name | Vangueria soutpansbergensis N.Hahn |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUBIACEAE |
Common Names | Soutpansberg Wild-medlar (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 693 km²), but locally common species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Soutpansberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Mixed woodlands on rocky slopes, only found growing on soils derived from quartzite, 1440 m. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species. |
Population |
Widespread and common across the Soutpansberg, where it occurs in a variety of habitats (Hahn 1997).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Vangueria soutpansbergensis N.Hahn | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Hahn, N. 1997. Rubiaceae: A new species of Vangueria from the Soutpansberg. Bothalia 27(1):45-48.
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. 2018. Vangueria soutpansbergensis N.Hahn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/11/28 |
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