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Scientific Name | Euphorbia multifolia A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Common Names | Klippol (a), Ystervarkpol (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/30 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 1768 km², five known subpopulations, but there could be more as the habitat is generally quite inaccessible. It has been recorded as locally abundant on specimen notes, and occurs in a habitat where it is relatively safe from threat. Some plants in more accessible areas have been removed by succulent collectors, but the majority of the population occurs on steep cliffs where they cannot be easily reached, and collecting is therefore unlikely to cause drastic declines or the extinction of this species. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Klein and Groot Swartberg ranges between Laingsburg, Ladismith and Prince Albert in the southern Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Karroid scrub on stony slopes and summits, sandstone or shale. |
Threats |
| Individuals on lower slopes could be collected but the majority of individuals occur on inaccessible cliffs and are therefore not threatened (J.H. Vlok pers. comm.). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia multifolia A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia multifolia A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Euphorbia multifolia A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/10 |
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