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Scientific Name | Microloma armatum (Thunb.) Schltr. var. armatum |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Microloma campanulatum Wanntorp, Microloma dregei (E.Mey.) Wanntorp, Microloma hystricoides Wanntorp, Microloma massonii (Schult.) Schltr., Microloma spinosum N.E.Br., Microloma spinosum N.E.Br. subsp. dinteri (Schltr.) Wanntorp, Microloma spinosum N.E.Br. subsp. spinosum, Microloma spinosum N.E.Br. subsp. velutinum Wanntorp |
Common Names | Ystervarkbossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2010/09/02 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | A widespread and common species that is not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread in South Africa and Namibia, from south-central Namibia southwards across western South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Nama Karoo, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Wide-range of shrubby habitats, in Namibia it is rarer and appears to be restricted to specific rock formations. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Microloma armatum (Thunb.) Schltr. var. armatum | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P. and Linder, H.P. 1991. A revision of Microloma R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae - Asclepiadeae). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 112(4):453-527.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2010. Microloma armatum (Thunb.) Schltr. var. armatum. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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