Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Salsola apiciflora Botsch.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
AMARANTHACEAE
Synonyms
Salsola tuberculata (Moq.) Fenzl var. albida Fenzl ex Drège (in part)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic
Assessment Date
2017/08/24
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo
Justification
Salsola is in need of taxonomic revision. Species are poorly defined and difficult to separate. Based on currently available data, the risk of extinction of this species cannot be assessed. It is therefore listed as Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic (DDT).
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
The distribution of this species is unknown, the type was collected near the mouth of the Olifants River.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Succulent Karoo
Description
The habitat of this species is unknown.
Population

It was last collected in 1838.


Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Salsola apiciflora Botsch.Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Bochantsev, V.P. 1974. A synopsis of Salsola (Chenopodiaceae) from South and South-west Africa. Kew Bulletin 29(3):597-561.


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.


Citation
Raimondo, D. 2017. Salsola apiciflora Botsch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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