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Scientific Name | Asclepias montevaga M.Glen, Nicholas & Bester |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Asclepias xysmalobioides Hilliard & B.L.Burtt (later homonym), not of S.Moore (1912) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/14 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A. Nicholas |
Justification | Recorded from four sites in the Drakensberg, all within protected areas, it is not suspected to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Ukhahlamba Drakensberg National Park and Sehlabathebe National Park in Lesotho. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland |
Description | Montane and subalpine grassland. Short stony grassland and around rocks, 1 900-2 900 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Asclepias montevaga M.Glen, Nicholas & Bester | Rare | 2015.1 | | Asclepias xysmalobioides Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Asclepias xysmalobioides Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Asclepias xysmalobioides Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Glen, M., Nicholas, A. and Lamb, J. 2011. A new species of Pachycarpus (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Novon 21(4):426-430.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Nicholas, A. 1982. Taxonomic studies in Asclepias (Asclepiadeae) with particular reference to the narrow-leaved species in southern Africa. University of Natal.
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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Durban-Westville, Durban.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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & Nicholas, A. 2009. Asclepias montevaga M.Glen, Nicholas & Bester. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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