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Scientific Name | Asclepias fulva N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Asclepias calceolus S.Moore, Asclepias dregeana Schltr., Asclepias dregeana Schltr. var. calceolus (S.Moore) N.E.Br., Asclepias dregeana Schltr. var. sordida N.E.Br., Asclepias rubicunda Schltr., Asclepias viridiflora (E.Mey.) Goyder, Gomphocarpus marginatus Schltr., Gomphocarpus rubicundus (Schltr.) K.Schum., Gomphocarpus viridiflorus (E.Mey.) Decne., Pachycarpus fulvus (N.E.Br.) Bullock, Pachycarpus viridiflorus E.Mey., Xysmalobium viridiflorum (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/01/25 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Uganda to eastern South Africa and Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Grassland and woodland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Asclepias dregeana Schltr. var. calceola (S.Moore) N.E.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Asclepias dregeana Schltr. var. dregeana | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goyder, D.J. 2009. A synopsis of Asclepias (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in tropical Africa. Kew Bulletin 64(3):369-399.
Nicholas, A. 1999. A taxonomic reassessment of the subtribe Asclepiadinae (Asclepiaceae) in Southern Africa. Unpublished Ph.D., University of Durban-Westville, Durban.
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. Asclepias fulva N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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