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Scientific Name | Euphorbia pentops A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Common Names | Five-eyed Spurge (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/07/26 |
Assessor(s) | R.H. Archer & J.E. Victor |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 6490 km². There are about nine known subpopulations, which tend to be small. A relatively rare species that is potentially threatened by harvesting for horticultural purposes as it has very attractive flowers, but it is too wide ranging and there are too many sites to qualify under Vulnerable D2. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to Namaqualand, occurring between Port Nolloth, Steinkopf, Komaggas and Kamieskroon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Strandveld, Eenriet Plains Succulent Shrubland, Southern Richtersveld Inselberg Shrubland, Kosiesberg Succulent Shrubland, Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Namaqualand Blomveld |
Description | Plants grow in the succulent karoo, on gravely banks, in deep, well-drained, sandy soils on plains, as well as rocky quartzitic ridges. |
Threats |
| It is potentially threatened by harvesting for horticultural purposes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia pentops A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia pentops A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Archer, R.H. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Euphorbia pentops A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/15 |
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