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Scientific Name | Xysmalobium undulatum (L.) Aiton f. var. undulatum |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Asclepias leucotricha Schltr., Asclepias undulata L. (1753), Gomphocarpus undulatus (L.) Schltr., Woodia trilobata Schltr., Xysmalobium ambiguum N.E.Br., Xysmalobium amplifolium Weim., Xysmalobium angolense Scott-Elliot, Xysmalobium barbigerum N.E.Br., Xysmalobium dilatatum Weim., Xysmalobium dispar N.E.Br., Xysmalobium lapathifolium K.Schum., not of Decne. (1844), Xysmalobium lencotrichum (Schltr.) N.E.Br., Xysmalobium prismatostigma K.Schum., Xysmalobium trilobatum (Schltr.) N.E.Br. |
Common Names | Bitterhout (a), Bitterhoutwortel (a), Bitterwortel (a), Ishinga (z), Ishongwane (z), Ishongwane (x), Ishongwe (z), Iyeza Elimhlophe (x), Leshokhoa (ss), Melkbos (a), Milk Bush (e), Nwachaba (x), Pohotshehele (ss), Waved-leaved Xysmalobium (e), Wild Cotton (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Xysmalobium undulatum (L.) Aiton f. var. undulatum | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Xysmalobium undulatum (L.) Aiton f. var. undulatum. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/17 |
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