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Scientific Name | Asclepias nana I.Verd. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Common Names | Dwarf Meadow-star (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/14 |
Assessor(s) | A. Nicholas & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from the type collection only, too little is known about the exact number of subpopulations and where they occur to list this species as threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Mokopane district. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Granite plains. |
Threats |
| Unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Asclepias nana I.Verd. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Asclepias nana I.Verd. | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Durban-Westville, Durban.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.
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Citation |
| Nicholas, A. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Asclepias nana I.Verd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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