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Scientific Name | Pachycarpus concolor E.Mey. subsp. transvaalensis (Schltr.) Goyder |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Asclepias insignis (Schltr.) Schltr., Asclepias transvaalensis (Schltr.) Schltr., Gomphocarpus insignis Schltr., Gomphocarpus transvaalensis Schltr., Pachycarpus decorus N.E.Br., Pachycarpus insignis (Schltr.) N.E.Br., Pachycarpus transvaalensis (Schltr.) N.E.Br. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread across the Mpumalanga Highveld and extending into Swaziland and northern KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Montane grassland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pachycarpus decorus N.E.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pachycarpus transvaalensis (Schltr.) N.E.Br. | 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. transvaalensis (Schltr.) Goyder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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