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Scientific Name | Euphorbia bupleurifolia Jacq. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Euphorbia proteifolia Boiss. |
Common Names | Cycad Spurge (e), Inkamamasane (z), Insema (z), Insema (x), Intsele (x), Melkbol (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/06/28 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, R.H. Archer & A.P. Dold |
Justification | A widespread and relatively common species that is being harvested in large volumes for medicinal use in the western part of its range. There are concerns that the volumes harvested may be unsustainable. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Grahamstown to Pietermaritzburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Open grassland, usually in shallow soils with a thin cover of grass. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia bupleurifolia Jacq. | Declining | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia bupleurifolia Jacq. | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Euphorbia bupleurifolia Jacq. | Not Threatened | 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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E., Archer, R.H. & Dold, A.P. 2016. Euphorbia bupleurifolia Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/01 |
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