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Asclepias nana I.Verd. (1924:258)

Dwarf meadow-star

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Extinct (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)

Last record: 1922 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)

 

Distribution & Habitat

Limpopo Province, South Africa

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

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]

Germishuizen, G. and Meyer, N. L. (eds.). (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Durban-Westville, Durban.

Nicholas, A. and Victor, J. E. (2009). Asclepias nana I.Verd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version. Accessed on 2024/09/14.

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.

 

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