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Scientific Name | Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Gonostemon scitulus (L.C.Leach) P.V.Heath, Stapelia scitula L.C.Leach |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/03 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from a restricted range (EOO<300 km²), and recorded from three locations but predicted to occur at a few others, possibly up to 10. Declining in habitat as a result of vineyard and fruit orchard expansion and quarrying. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Robertson district. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Shale Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Renosterveld |
Description | Usually steep shale and dolomitic slopes. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Stapelia scitula L.C.Leach | Vulnerable/Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 2005. Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar. (Vol. 1, pp. 1-330). 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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Stapelia paniculata Willd. subsp. scitula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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