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Scientific Name | Euphorbia muraltioides N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Euphorbia muraltioides is a very poorly known species, last collected in the early 1900s. Not enough is known about its population size, structure and trends to determine its risk of extinction. Field surveys are needed to relocate this species in the wild. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | It occurs in the Grahamstown district in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grahamstown Grassland Thicket |
Description | This species' specific habitat requirements are unknown. |
Threats |
| Threats to this species are unknown. If it occurs on lower slopes and valley bottoms, it is possibly threatened by habitat loss to agricultural expansion. The specific habitat requirements of this species is not known, and therefore threats are difficult to infer. |
Population |
This species is known from only a few collections, dating from the early 1900s. It is a member of the herbaceous group of Euphorbias, which has received far less attention than the succulents. It is possibly overlooked and confused with other, similar species. Field surveys are needed to relocate this species in the wild, as currently nothing is known about its population size, structure and trends.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Euphorbia muraltioides N.E.Br. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Bruyns, P.V. 2012. Nomenclature and typification of southern African species of Euphorbia. Bothalia 42(2):217-245.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Euphorbia muraltioides N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/11/28 |
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