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Scientific Name | Asclepias cooperi N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/03 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | EOO 4000 km², recorded from only four collections. This species is naturally rare, occurring as single individuals distributed sparsely over its range. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Idutywa to Stutterheim. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bhisho Thornveld, Mthatha Moist Grassland, Amathole Montane Grassland |
Description | Grasslands. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Asclepias cooperi N.E.Br. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Asclepias cooperi N.E.Br. | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. 2006. Asclepias cooperi N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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