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Scientific Name | Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Asclepias glaucophylla (Schltr.) Schltr., Asclepias lilacina Weim. |
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 | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across eastern tropical and southern Africa, extending to north-eastern South Africa and Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Grassland or open woodland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus Schltr. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goyder, D.J. and Nicholas, A. 2001. A revision of Gomphocarpus R. Br. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadeae). Kew Bulletin 56(4):769-836.
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. 2012. Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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