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Scientific Name | Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm.f.) Bruyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Asclepias arborea Salisb., Asclepias arborescens L., Asclepias cancellata Burm.f., Asclepias pubescens L., Asclepias rotundifolia Mill., Gomphocarpus arborescens (L.) Aiton f., Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm.f.) Nicholas & P.I.Forst. |
Common Names | Bergmelkbos (a), Bergtontelbos (a), Bergtonteldoosbos (a), Dermhout (a), Katoenbos (a), Regopmelkbos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/16 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia to the Cape Peninsula, and eastwards to East London. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Rocky hillsides. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm.f.) Bruyns | Least Concern | 2012.1 | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Goyder, D.J. and Nicholas, A. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bulletin 56(4):769-836.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm.f.) Bruyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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