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Scientific Name | Euphorbia nesemannii R.A.Dyer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Euphorbia fimbriata in sense of N.E.Br., not of Scop. (misapplied name) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/07/22 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, E.J. van Jaarsveld & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 2320 km², suspected to occur at 20 locations. Declining due to ongoing habitat loss to vineyard expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Worcester to Robertson and Swellendam. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Little Karoo, Robertson Karoo, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Renosterveld, Muscadel Riviere |
Description | Karroid scrub on low gravel slopes. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss to vineyard cultivation and limestone mining is likely to be causing a decline to lowland subpopulations. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia nesemannii R.A.Dyer | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia nesemannii R.A.Dyer | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Euphorbia nesemannii R.A.Dyer | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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 |
| Helme, N.A., van Jaarsveld, E.J. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Euphorbia nesemannii R.A.Dyer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/08 |
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