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Scientific Name | Brachystelma arnotii Baker |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Brachystelma grossartii Dinter |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/28 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Brachystelma arnotii is widespread outside South Africa, but rare and poorly known within South Africa. Based on currently available data, its national risk of extinction cannot be assessed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, North West |
Range | This species occurs in central Namibia, and western and southern Botswana. Its distribution in South Africa is poorly known. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kimberley Thornveld |
Description | It occurs in Kalahari sandveld. |
Population |
This species is widespread in Botswana and Namibia, but its occurrence in South Africa is uncertain. Dyer (1980) briefly mentions a collection from near Klerksdorp in North West Province, but the habitat around this locality is not consistent with the known habitat preferences of this species. Dyer (1980, 1983) mentions the occurrence of this species in the Northern Cape, but mentions no collections from this area, nor are there any indicated on distribution maps for this species. It is speculated that the type collection is from Griqualand West area, but the precise locality is not known (Dyer 1983). Its potential distribution range in South Africa is a remote and botanically poorly explored area, and it is possibly overlooked.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachystelma arnotii Baker | DDD | 2020.1 | | Brachystelma arnotii Baker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Brown, N.E. 1909. Asclepiadeae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis IV Section I (Vacciniaceae to Gentianeae):518-1036. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.
Bruyns, P.V. 2014. The Apocynaceaea of Namibia. Strelitzia 34. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Dyer, R.A. 1971. Notes on the genus Brachystelma. Bothalia 10(2):373-378.
Dyer, R.A. 1980. Brachystelma, Ceropegia and Riocreuxia. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 27 Part 4:1-88. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
Dyer, R.A. 1983. Ceropegia, Brachystelma and Riocreuxia in southern Africa. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Brachystelma arnotii Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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