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Apocynaceae Asclepias cucullata | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Asclepias cucullata (Schltr.) Schltr.

Protologue J. Bot. 34: 455. 1896BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Predicted not threatened

Asclepias cucullata (Schltr.) Schltr. belongs to the Apocynaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Asclepias cucullata--So. Africa. Drakensberg Mts. Giant's Castle. 4 Oct 03. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Not collected.

October 3, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Asclepias

Specific Epithet

cucullata

Authorship

(Schltr.) Schltr.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#285,714 of 335,497

Top 86%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →