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Scientific Name | Microloma namaquense Bolus |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/04/15 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden, L. Potter & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 945 km²) but locally common species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, between Steinkopf, Springbok and Komaggas. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Arid shrubland, restricted to shale-derived soil. |
Population |
Locally abundant.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Microloma namaquense Bolus | 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. & von Staden, L. 2011. Microloma namaquense Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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