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Scientific Name | Euphorbia gummifera Boiss. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Common Names | Gommelkbos (a), Stinkmelkbos (a), Taaimelkbos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/05 |
Assessor(s) | R.H. Archer, J.E. Victor & L. von Staden |
Justification | Euphorbia gummifera has a restricted range in South Africa (EOO 4996 km²), but is very common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species occurs from Lüderitz in southern Namibia southwards to the Richtersveld near Eksteenfontein in the Northern Cape, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Noms Mountain Desert, Richtersberg Mountain Desert, Richtersveld Sheet Wash Desert, Kahams Mountain Desert, Southern Nababiepsberge Mountain Desert, Lower Gariep Alluvial Vegetation, Western Gariep Hills Desert, Northern Richtersveld Yellow Duneveld, Rooiberg Quartz Vygieveld, Upper Annisvlakte Succulent Shrubland, Goariep Mountain Succulent Shrubland, Stinkfonteinberge Eastern Apron Shrubland, Northern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld, Tatasberg Mountain Succulent Shrubland, Western Gariep Lowland Desert |
Description | It occurs on gravelly plains and on arid lower slopes. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species. |
Population |
This species is locally common in the Richtersveld.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia gummifera Boiss. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
White, A., Dyer, R.A. and Sloane, B.L. 1941. The succulent Euphorbieae (Southern Africa) Volume I. Abbey Garden Press, Pasadena.
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Citation |
| Archer, R.H., Victor, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2018. Euphorbia gummifera Boiss. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/25 |
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