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Scientific Name | Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell var. tiliaceum |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
Synonyms | Hibiscus tiliaceus L., Paritium tiliaceum (L.) A.St.-Hil. |
Common Names | Katoenboom (a), Lagoon Hibiscus (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/06 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common taxon that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Widespread along the shores of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. In South Africa it has a restricted distribution along the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal coast, from East London to Kosi Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Dune thicket and mangrove forests around the margins of lagoons and river mouths. |
Threats |
| It is threatened in places by habitat loss to coastal development, but it is still common wherever suitable habitat persists. It is somewhat resilient to disturbance. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hibiscus tiliaceus L. subsp. tiliaceus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Exell, A.W. 1961. Malvaceae. In: A.W. Exell and H. Wild (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 1 (Part 2):420-511. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
Fryxell, P.A. 2001. Talipariti (Malvaceae), a segregate from Hibiscus. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 23:225-270.
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. 2018. Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell var. tiliaceum. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/11/28 |
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