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Scientific Name | Piaranthus atrosanguineus (N.E.Br.) Bruyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Caralluma atrosanguinea (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br., Huerniopsis atrosanguinea (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane, Huerniopsis gibbosa Nel in A.C.White & B.Sloane, Huerniopsis papillata Nel in A.C.White & B.Sloane, Stapelia atrosanguinea N.E.Br. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/31 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, North West |
Range | It is distributed from Eastern Botswana to the Soutpansberg and Sekhukhune. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Limpopo Sweet Bushveld, Dwaalboom Thornveld, Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld, Roodeberg Bushveld, Springbokvlakte Thornveld, Musina Mopane Bushveld, Mafikeng Bushveld, Sekhukhune Mountain Bushveld, Polokwane Plateau Bushveld, Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld, Makhado Sweet Bushveld, Western Sandy Bushveld, Klerksdorp Thornveld |
Description | Plants grow in dry bushveld and thornveld. |
Population |
It is occasional under shrubs and small trees. This species persists in heavily overgrazed areas (Bruyns 2005).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Piaranthus atrosanguineus (N.E.Br.) Bruyns | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 1999. The Relationships of Huerniopsis and Piaranthus (Apocynaceae- Asclepiadoideae). Systematic Botany 24(3):379-397.
Bruyns, P.V. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar. (Vol. 2, pp. 331-606). Umdaus Press, Pretoria.
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. Piaranthus atrosanguineus (N.E.Br.) Bruyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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