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Scientific Name | Asclepias velutina (Schltr.) Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Gomphocarpus velutinus Schltr. |
Common Names | Velvet Meadow-star (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/14 |
Assessor(s) | A. Nicholas & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A serpentine endemic (EOO 650 km²) recorded from fewer than five locations. Potentially threatened by afforestation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Barberton to Piggs Peak. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Barberton Montane Grassland |
Description | Serpentine soils. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Asclepias velutina (Schltr.) Schltr. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Asclepias velutina (Schltr.) 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.
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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Durban-Westville, Durban.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 velutina (Schltr.) Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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