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Scientific Name | Asclepias densiflora N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/25 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Asclepias densiflora is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | This species is widespread across northern South Africa, extending to Zimbabwe and Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swaziland Sour Bushveld, Central Sandy Bushveld, Granite Lowveld, Pretoriuskop Sour Bushveld, Springbokvlakte Thornveld, Legogote Sour Bushveld, Northern Zululand Sourveld, Moot Plains Bushveld, Marikana Thornveld, Sekhukhune Plains Bushveld, Polokwane Plateau Bushveld, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland |
Description | It occurs in stony soils in open savanna and wooded grassland, often persisting in old lands, 600-1500 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Asclepias densiflora N.E.Br. | 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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Durban-Westville, Durban.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. 2017. Asclepias densiflora N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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