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Scientific Name | Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter var. sagittaria (Marloth) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane, Euphorbia hottentota Marloth, Euphorbia kalaharica Marloth, Euphorbia sagittaria Marloth, Euphorbia venenata Marloth, Euphorbia volkmanniae Dinter |
Common Names | Boesmangifboom (a), Slender Candelabra Euphorbia (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/20 |
Assessor(s) | R.H. Archer, L. von Staden & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namibia to the Richtersveld and Prieska. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Arid rocky slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter var. sagittaria (Marloth) A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter var. avasmontana | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia hottentota Marloth | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia hottentota Marloth | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 2012. Nomenclature and typification of southern African species of Euphorbia. Bothalia 42(2):217-245.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Archer, R.H., von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2014. Euphorbia avasmontana Dinter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/20 |
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