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Scientific Name | Salsola capensis Botsch. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Caroxylon divaricatum Moq., Salsola divaricata (Moq.) Moq., 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 | Its distribution is currently unknown, the type was collected near the mouth of the Olifants River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | This species' habitat is unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Salsola capensis 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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2017. Salsola capensis Botsch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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