| Scientific Name | Gomphocarpus tomentosus Burch. subsp. tomentosus | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | APOCYNACEAE | Synonyms | Asclepias burchellii Schltr., Asclepias lanata (E.Mey.) Druce, Asclepias nutans (Klotzsch) N.E.Br., Asclepias villosa Mill., Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) Aiton f. var. tomentosus (Burch.) K.Schum., Gomphocarpus lanatus E.Mey., Gomphocarpus nutans Klotzsch |
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, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West | Range | Widespread across the central and north-eastern interior of South Africa, extending northwards within southern Africa to southern Angola, Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna | Description | Sandy open or disturbed areas. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
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Citation/Red List version | | Gomphocarpus tomentosus Burch. subsp. tomentosus | 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 tomentosus Burch. subsp. tomentosus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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