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Scientific Name | Microloma calycinum E.Mey. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Microloma calycinum E.Mey. subsp. flavescens (E.Mey.) Wanntorp |
Common Names | Bokhoring (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2010/09/02 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden, L. Potter & L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | South-western Namibia south of Aus and Namaqualand, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Dry, stony slopes in arid shrubland. |
Threats |
| This extremely palatable species is often grazed down to less than 5 cm where it is not protected by other shrubs. However, with good rains plants are able to rapidly recover from grazing (Bruyns and Linder 1991). |
Population |
A very common species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Microloma calycinum E.Mey. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P. and Linder, H.P. 1991. A revision of Microloma R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae - Asclepiadeae). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 112(4):453-527.
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 |
| Foden, W., Potter, L. & von Staden, L. 2010. Microloma calycinum E.Mey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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