Asclepias dissona N.E.Br. (1909:682)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Schizoglossum capitatum Schltr. in Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 15 (1895)
Conservation Status
Missing (von Staden, 2016) or Extinct (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1932 (von Staden, 2016; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Carolina and Machadodorp, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Brown, N. E. (1909). Asclepiadeae. In: Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. (ed). Flora Capensis IV Section I (Vacciniaceae to Gentianeae): 518-1036. London: Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd.
Other references:
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
Hilton-Taylor, Craig. (1996). Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Nicholas, A. (1982). Taxonomic studies in Asclepias (Asclepiadeae) with particular reference to the narrow-leaved species in southern Africa. University of Natal.
Nicholas, A. (1999). A taxonomic reassessment of the subtribe Asclepiadinae (Asclepiaceae) in Southern Africa. Unpublished Ph.D., University of Durban-Westville, Durban.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 14 September 2024]
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J. E., Helme, N. A., Turner, R. C., Kamundi, D. A. and Manyama, P. A. (eds). (2009). Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
von Staden, L. (2016). Asclepias dissona N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/05/30.