PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / CARYOPHYLLALES / AIZOACEAE / RUSCHIOIDEAE / RUSCHIEAE / ASTRIDIA / CITRINA

Astridia citrina (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
EN Indigenous
Morphological description

Woody shrub, ± 300-500 mm tall. Leaves grey-green, 50-70 mm long, 13-19 mm thick, velvety, half moon-shaped, papillae low. Flowers solitary, yellow, 36-64 mm diam., bracts boat-shaped, stamens and staminodes arranged in a cone, yellow, nectary a ring. Fruit 11-12 mm diam., robust, 6-locular, closing bodies hook-shaped, covering membranes with small closing rodlets beneath, valve wings present, seeds maroon, with papillae higher than broad. From: Buys, MH. 2013. Aizoaceae: Astridia. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 179-180. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Rock crevices with some quartz. From: Buys, MH. 2013. Aizoaceae: Astridia. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 179-180. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Southwestern Namibia to Richtersveld. From: Buys, MH. 2013. Aizoaceae: Astridia. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 179-180. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Altitude

300 to 1100 m

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Astridia citrina (L.Bolus) L.Bolus

Published in: J. S. African Bot. 32: 230 (1966)

Synonym(s)

Astridia rubra (L.Bolus) L.Bolus var. citrina L.Bolus


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

PHYLUM Anthophyta

ORDER Caryophyllales

FAMILY Aizoaceae

SUBFAMILY Ruschioideae

TRIBE Ruschieae

GENUS Astridia

SPECIES citrina

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Specimen records

Barcode: PRE0531279-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 7348 | 1999-6-29

South Africa, Northern Cape, Richtersveld. North of turn off to Bloeddrif near border of Richtersveld National Park.

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Barcode: PRE0585894-0 Collector(s) & number: Mannheimer, CA, CM 1108 | 2000-9-24

Namibia, Karas, Obib fountain area.

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Barcode: PRE0532530-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 7369 | 1999-6-30

South Africa, Northern Cape, Richtersveld. Between Beauvalon and Alexander Bay. Hills between Orange River and Electrical substation.

General notes: Rare.

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Barcode: PRE0576395-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 11 | 2000-5-1

South Africa, Northern Cape, Namaqualand District: Richtersveld National Park. Hills S of Pootjiespram.

General notes: Succulent Karoo. Orange River Broken Veld. Hill slope. Rocky soil. Well-drained. Sand. Granite. Full sun. Gentle slope. S-aspect. Biotic effect: grazed by goats. Succulent, ± 60cm high. Upright with dull buff-coloured leaves. Flowers & fruit present. Common in spots.

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Observation records

Date: 6/29/2014 4:04:00 PM

Northern Cape, South Africa

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Date: 8/10/2021 9:17:14 AM

Northern Cape

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Date: 8/10/2021 10:12:10 AM

Northern Cape

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Date: 8/17/2021 12:26:25 PM

Northern Cape, South Africa

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Date: 8/10/2021 9:58:20 AM

Northern Cape, South Africa

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Date: 8/17/2021 12:53:00 PM

Northern Cape, South Africa

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Date: 6/29/2014 12:00:00 AM

Northern Cape

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Date: 6/18/2015 12:00:00 AM

Northern Cape

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2013

SERIES CHAPTER

Aizoaceae: Astridia Buys, MH

In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 179-180

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

2001

BOOK

Illustrated handbook of succulent plants: Aizoaceae A-E Hartmann, HEKO

Springer, New York

1986

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

Numerical taxonomic studies in the subtribe Ruschiinae (Mesembryanthemaceae) - Astridia, Acrodon and Ebracteola Glen, HF

Bothalia 16(2)203-226

1985

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

Astridia citrina (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Glen, HF; Holcroft, R

Flowering Plants of Africa 48: , t.1917

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Status

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Assessor(s)

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Bibliography

BOOK
Passmore, N.I. and Carruthers, V.C. 1995. South African Frogs, 2nd Edition. Southern Book Publishers and Witwatersrand University Press

BOOK
Wager, V.A. 1986. Frogs of South Africa, 2nd edition. Delta Books

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Poynton, J.C. 1985. Nomenclatural revision of south-east African treefrogs of the genus <i>Leptopelis</i> (Amphibia: Hyperoliidae). South African Journal of Science. 81:466-468

JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lambiris, A.J.L. 1989. A review of the amphibians of Natal. Lammergeyer. 39:1-210

ELECTRONIC SOURCE
IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2013.2)

BOOK
Channing, A. 2001. Amphibians of Central and Southern Africa. Cornell University Press

BOOK
Schiøtz, A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira

BOOK
Pickersgill, M. 2007. Frog Search. Results of Expeditions to Southern and Eastern Africa.. Edition Chimaira

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