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Scientific Name | Dicliptera minor C.B.Clarke subsp. divaricata (Compton) I.Darbysh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Dicliptera divaricata Compton |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2010/10/27 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | Dicliptera minor subsp. divaricata is a widespread and common species that is not threatened. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species occurs from Komatipoort to Hluhluwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | It grows in shady areas in the grassy understory of savanna. |
Threats |
| It has no known threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dicliptera divaricata Compton | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Balkwill, K., Getliffe Norris, F. and Balkwill, M.-J. 1996. Systematic Studies in the Acanthaceae: Dicliptera in southern Africa. Kew Bulletin 51(1):1-61.
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. and Kelbessa, E. 2015. Acanthaceae (Part 2). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6):1-314.
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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2010. Dicliptera minor C.B.Clarke subsp. divaricata (Compton) I.Darbysh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/07 |
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