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Scientific Name | Euphorbia crassipes Marloth |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Euphorbia baliola N.E.Br., Euphorbia eendornensis Dinter, Euphorbia fusca Marloth, Euphorbia hopetownensis Nel, Euphorbia inelegans N.E.Br. (1915), not of N.E.Br. (1911), Euphorbia inornata N.E.Br. |
Common Names | Kleinvingerpol (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/20 |
Assessor(s) | R.H. Archer, L. von Staden & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namibia to Kliprand, Pofadder, Prieska and Kimberley. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo, Savanna |
Description | Gravelly flats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia crassipes Marloth | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Euphorbia crassipes Marloth | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 2013.1 | | Euphorbia hopetownensis Nel | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia crassipes Marloth | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia inornata N.E.Br. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia fusca Marloth | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Euphorbia hopetownensis Nel | Vulnerable/Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Euphorbia inornata N.E.Br. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Euphorbia crassipes Marloth | Extinct | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Bruyns, P.V. 2012. Nomenclature and typification of southern African species of Euphorbia. Bothalia 42(2):217-245.
Bruyns, P.V., Mapaya, R.J. and Hedderson, T. 2006. A new subgeneric classification for Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) in southern Africa based on ITS and psbA-trnH sequence data. Taxon 55(2):397-420.
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 II. Abbey Garden Press, Pasadena.
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Citation |
| Archer, R.H., von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2014. Euphorbia crassipes Marloth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/23 |
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