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Scientific Name | Euphorbia restituta N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Euphorbia graveolens N.E.Br. |
Common Names | Klipmelkbos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/07/30 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare and poorly known species (EOO 2911 km²), that is potentially threatened by habitat loss and degradation in the southern part of its range, but not yet in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Komaggas to Garies. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Loamy soils on coastal flats and gently sloping hills. |
Threats |
| This species is likely to be threatened by illegal collection of mature individuals from the wild (N.A. Helme, R.H. Archer pers. comm.), but no direct observations of loss of subpopulations have yet been reported. Around Kotzesrus it is also threatened by road upgrades and pipeline construction. Threats elsewhere in its range are not known, and most of its habitat remains intact. |
Population |
Field observations around Kotzesrus indicate that this species occurs in very low numbers, and subpopulations number fewer than 10 mature individuals (N.A. Helme pers. obs.). Bruyns reports this species to be common further north, around Wallekraal and Riethuis. The population possibly numbers fewer than 1000 mature individuals (N.A. Helme pers. comm.), but more field surveys are needed to confirm this.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia restituta N.E.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia restituta N.E.Br. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Brown, N.E., Hutchinson, J. and Prain, D. 1920. Euphorbiaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis V Section II (Thymeleaceae-Ceratophylleae):216-516. L. Reeve & Co., Ltd., Ashford.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
White, A., Dyer, R.A. and Sloane, B.L. 1941. The succulent Euphorbieae (Southern Africa) Volume I. Abbey Garden Press, Pasadena.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Euphorbia restituta N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/22 |
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