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Scientific Name | Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. paniculata |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Stapelia concinna Masson var. paniculata (Willd.) N.E.Br., Stapelia immelmaniae Pillans, Stapelia nouhuysii E.Phillips |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/03 |
Assessor(s) | S.P. Bester, N.A. Helme, J.E. Victor & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 2900 km², known from fewer than 15 locations. At least part of the Lambert's Bay subpopulation was lost due to excavations for the Sishen to Saldanha railway line. Other subpopulations are likely to have been lost due to quarrying for road material, this loss is predicted to be ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Doringbaai, south to Aurora and inland to Piekenierskloof Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone outcrops. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. paniculata | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 2014.1 | | Stapelia immelmaniae Pillans | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. paniculata | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. paniculata | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Stapelia immelmaniae Pillans | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Stapelia immelmaniae Pillans | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | | Stapelia nouhuysii E.Phillips | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | | Stapelia concinna Masson var. paniculata (Willd.) N.E.Br. | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar. (Vol. 1, pp. 1-330). Umdaus Press, Pretoria.
Bruyns, P.V. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar. (Vol. 2, pp. 331-606). Umdaus Press, Pretoria.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, 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 |
| Bester, S.P., Helme, N.A., Victor, J.E. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. paniculata. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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