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Scientific Name | Aspidoglossum uncinatum (N.E.Br.) Kupicha |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Schizoglossum uncinatum N.E.Br. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2007/01/29 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, A.P. Dold & A. Nicholas |
Justification | EOO 700 km², two known locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to commercial forestry plantations. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Katberg to Stutterheim. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Amathole Montane Grassland |
Description | Grassland. |
Threats |
| Declining due to ongoing habitat loss to forestry plantations. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspidoglossum uncinatum (N.E.Br.) Kupicha | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspidoglossum uncinatum (N.E.Br.) Kupicha | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Kupicha, F.K. 1984. Studies on African Asclepiadaceae. Kew Bulletin 38(4):599-672.
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.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E., Dold, A.P. & Nicholas, A. 2007. Aspidoglossum uncinatum (N.E.Br.) Kupicha. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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