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Scientific Name | Euphorbia umfoloziensis Peckover |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/24 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Two known subpopulations are potentially threatened by habitat degradation as a result of overgrazing and trampling. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | White Umfolozi River Valley. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Zululand Lowveld |
Description | Valley bushveld, on well-drained, sandy, north-facing slopes in river valleys. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by habitat degradation as a result of overgrazing and trampling (Peckover 1991). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia umfoloziensis Peckover | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia umfoloziensis Peckover | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Euphorbia umfoloziensis Peckover | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Peckover, R.G. 1991. Euphorbia umfoloziensis (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from central Natal. Aloe 28(2):36-39.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2008. Euphorbia umfoloziensis Peckover. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/27 |
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