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Scientific Name | Pachycarpus concolor E.Mey. subsp. concolor |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Asclepias concolor (E.Mey.) Schltr., Asclepias geminiflora (Schltr.) Schltr., Gomphocarpus concolor (E.Mey.) Decne., Gomphocarpus geminiflorus Schltr., Xysmalobium concolor (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. |
Common Names | Ishongwe (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa, from Limpopo Province to the Eastern Cape, and extending into Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Grassy slopes and rocky outcrops. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pachycarpus concolor E.Mey. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goyder, D.J. and Condy, G. 2003. Pachycarpus concolor subsp. arenicola. Flowering Plants of Africa 58:96-103.
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.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Pachycarpus concolor E.Mey. subsp. concolor. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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