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Scientific Name | Cynanchum viminale (L.) Bassi subsp. viminale |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Asclepias aphylla Thunb., Asclepias nuda Schumach. & Thonn., Cynanchum aphyllum (Thunb.) Schltr., Sarcostemma andongonense Hiern, Sarcostemma aphyllum (L.) R.Br., Sarcostemma aphyllum Thunb., Sarcostemma nudum C.Sm. ex Decne., Sarcostemma tetrapterum Turcz., Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R.Br. |
Common Names | Caustic Bush (e), Caustic Creeper (e), Caustic Vine (e), Creeper (e), Ingotshwa (z), Ma Belabela (nd), Melktou (a), Melktoubos (a), Melktoubossie (a), Morarwane (tw), Mutungu (v), Nneta (ts), Ntlalamela (ss), Spantou (a), Spantoumelkbos (a), Spantou-melkbos (a), Umbelebele (z), Umbelebele (x), Wolfsmelk (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cynanchum viminale (L.) Bassi subsp. viminale | LC | 2020.1 | | Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R.Br. subsp. viminale | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Meve, U. and Liede-Schumann, S. 2012. Taxonomic dissolution of Sarcostemma (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae). Kew Bulletin 67(4):751-758.
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. 2005. Cynanchum viminale (L.) Bassi subsp. viminale. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/14 |
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