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Scientific Name | Euphorbia rowlandii R.A.Dyer |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/23 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 418 km², known from six locations in South Africa. Four subpopulations in Kruger National Park are not threatened. Two locations outside park boundaries are potentially threatened by expanding human settlements and mining. The global range of this species is very small and most of it falls within South Africa. Regional assessment is not downgraded. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | North of Punda Maria in Kruger National Park and adjacent areas outside the park, along the Mutale River and also Pesu River gorge in southern Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Mixed woodland, on river banks and sandstone ridges, 300-450 m. |
Threats |
| Four known subpopulations in Kruger Park not threatened. Two subpopulations outside park boundaries potentially threatened by expanding human settlements and mining (Hahn 2002). Threats to two known subpopulations in Zimbabwe not known. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia rowlandii R.A.Dyer | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia rowlandii R.A.Dyer | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Euphorbia rowlandii R.A.Dyer | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2008. Euphorbia rowlandii R.A.Dyer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/25 |
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