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Scientific Name | Euphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch & Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Arthrothamnus bergii Klotzsch & Garcke, Arthrothamnus burmanni Klotzsch & Garcke, Euphorbia biglandulosa Willd. (later homonym), not of Desf. (1808), Euphorbia burmanni (Klotzsch & Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss var. karrooensis Boiss., Euphorbia corymbosa N.E.Br., Euphorbia hydnorae E.Mey. ex Boiss., Euphorbia karroensis (Boiss.) N.E.Br., Euphorbia macella N.E.Br., Euphorbia phymatoclada Boiss. |
Common Names | Lidjiesmelkbos (a), Riviermelkbos (a), Soetmelkbos (a), Steenbokmelkbos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/20 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Namibia to the Cape Peninsula and eastwards to Grahamstown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Sandy flats and hills. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia burmannii E.Mey. ex Boiss. | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Euphorbia burmannii E.Mey. ex Boiss. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia karroensis (Boiss.) N.E.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia macella N.E.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia corymbosa N.E.Br. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia corymbosa N.E.Br. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 2012. Nomenclature and typification of southern African species of Euphorbia. Bothalia 42(2):217-245.
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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Euphorbia burmannii (Klotzsch & Garcke) E.Mey. ex Boiss. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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