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Scientific Name | Asparagus elephantinus S.M.Burrows |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPARAGACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | S.M. Burrows, J.E. Burrows, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO estimated 1800 km²). The habitat is inaccessible and not impacted by any threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Olifants River Valley west of Penge to the Abel Erasmus Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld, Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Ledges on steep, rocky slopes. |
Threats |
| The habitat is inaccessible and not impacted by any threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Asparagus elephantinus S.M.Burrows | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Burrows, S.M. and Burrows, J.E. 2008. Three new species of Asparagus (Asparagaceae) from South Africa, with some notes on other taxa. Bothalia 38(1):23-29.
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 |
| Burrows, S.M., Burrows, J.E., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2006. Asparagus elephantinus S.M.Burrows. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/20 |
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