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Scientific Name | Microloma poicilanthum H.Huber |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/10 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, but probably overlooked species known from two locations in South Africa where it is potentially threatened by habitat degradation as a result of overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Aus, southern Namibia to Steinkopf. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Blomveld, Namaqualand Shale Shrubland, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Climber inside shrubs in arid shrublands. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by habitat degradation as a result of heavy overgrazing around Steinkopf. |
Population |
A poorly known and inconspicuous species that is highly likely to be overlooked. Known from only three collections in South Africa and two from Namibia. There is a significant disjunction between the South African and Namibian populations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Microloma poicilanthum H.Huber | VU D2 | 2015.1 | | Microloma poicilanthum H.Huber | 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 |
| Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2015. Microloma poicilanthum H.Huber. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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