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Scientific Name | Stapelia obducta L.C.Leach |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Stapelia obducta is a range-restricted and localized habitat specialist, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 3225 km². It is not threatened, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in the Groot Winterhoek Mountain, Grootrivier Mountain and Joubertina area. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Baviaans Valley Thicket |
Description | It occurs on steep sandstone slopes and ravines in mountains. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to Stapelia obducta. |
Population |
This species is localized, but locally plentiful in suitable habitat (Bruyns 2005). The population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stapelia obducta L.C.Leach | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Stapelia obducta L.C.Leach | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar. (Vol. 2, pp. 331-606). Umdaus Press, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Leach, L.C. 1985. A Revision of Stapelia L. (Asclepiadaceae). In: Excelsa Taxonomic Series 3 (pp. 1-157), The Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe, Harare.
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. Stapelia obducta L.C.Leach. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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