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Scientific Name | Asclepias praemorsa Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Gomphocarpus truncatus (E.Mey.) D.Dietr., Lagarinthus truncatus E.Mey. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2004/12/10 |
Assessor(s) | A. Nicholas & J.E. Victor |
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 praemorsa Schltr. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Asclepias praemorsa Schltr. | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Asclepias praemorsa Schltr. | 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.
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 |
| Nicholas, A. & Victor, J.E. 2004. Asclepias praemorsa Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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