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Scientific Name | Aspidoglossum flanaganii (Schltr.) Kupicha |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Schizoglossum flanaganii Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2004/12/10 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & A. Nicholas |
Justification | Known from two old collection sites. Lack of collection over the past 100 years may indicate that it has declined due to overgrazing and trampling by livestock, however as the site descriptions are vague and the habitat is unknown the species is considered DD. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Kei Mouth and Chalumna River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Habitat unknown, possibly river banks in coastal belt vegetation. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspidoglossum flanaganii (Schltr.) Kupicha | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspidoglossum flanaganii (Schltr.) Kupicha | Vulnerable | 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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Nicholas, A. 2004. Aspidoglossum flanaganii (Schltr.) Kupicha. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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