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Scientific Name | Pachycarpus mackenii (Harv.) N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Asclepias mackenii (Harv.) Schltr., Gomphocarpus mackenii Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2003/03/23 |
Assessor(s) | A. Nicholas & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from the type collection from Zululand, from a SANBI herbarium record from Kosi Bay and an observation by A. Nicholas (Pachycarpus expert) from the foothills of the Drakensberg. It is still too poorly known to determine distribution and habitat preferences and we are unable to assign a threat status. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Zululand. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland |
Description | Unknown, recorded from grasslands and coastal forests. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pachycarpus mackenii (Harv.) N.E.Br. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pachycarpus mackenii (Harv.) N.E.Br. | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Pachycarpus mackenii (Harv.) N.E.Br. | 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.
Smith, D.M.N. 1988. A revision of the genus Pachycarpus in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 54(5):399-439.
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Citation |
| Nicholas, A. & Victor, J.E. 2003. Pachycarpus mackenii (Harv.) N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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