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Scientific Name | Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) Aiton f. subsp. decipiens (N.E.Br.) Goyder & Nicholas |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Asclepias decipiens N.E.Br. |
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 | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread across the eastern highlands of South Africa and Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Dry sandy soils in open or disturbed places. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) Aiton f. subsp. decipiens (N.E.Br.) Goyder & Nicholas | 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) Aiton f. subsp. decipiens (N.E.Br.) Goyder & Nicholas. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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