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Scientific Name | Stapelia glanduliflora Masson |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Stapelia glanduliflora Masson var. emarginata N.E.Br., Stapelia glanduliflora Masson var. haworthii A.Berger, Stapelia glanduliflora Masson var. massonii A.Berger |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/03 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from four locations. It has lost habitat to crop cultivation (deciduous fruit, vines, tomatoes and onions) in the past. Although not currently declining, loss to agriculture remains a potential threat especially as irrigation technologies improve. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Klawer to about 20 km north of Citrusdal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Doringrivier Quartzite Karoo, Citrusdal Vygieveld |
Description | Arid, stony slopes among shrubs. |
Threats |
| Some of this species' habitat has been loss to crop cultivation (deciduous fruit, vines, tomatoes and onions), however, this species occurs in an area only marginally suitable for agriculture, and loss is not ongoing. Remaining subpopulations however remain vulnerable to sporadic further habitat loss. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Stapelia glanduliflora Masson | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Stapelia glanduliflora Masson | Not Threatened | 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 glanduliflora Masson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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