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Scientific Name | Asclepias peltigera (E.Mey.) Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Gomphocarpus peltigerus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr., Gomphocarpus truncatus Harv. (later homonym), not of (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. (1840), Lagarinthus peltigerus E.Mey. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2007/01/27 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & C.R. Scott-Shaw |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Asclepias peltigera (E.Mey.) Schltr. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Asclepias peltigera (E.Mey.) Schltr. | VU B1B2abcd | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Asclepias peltigera (E.Mey.) Schltr. | Vulnerable | 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.
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. & Scott-Shaw, C.R. 2007. Asclepias peltigera (E.Mey.) Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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