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Scientific Name | Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Common Names | Red Sprangletop (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/06/23 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, L. Fish, J.E. Victor, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | Leptochloa chinensis is a widespread species that occurs mostly in protected areas where it is not threatened. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | It is found in Asia and southern tropical Africa, extending to South Africa, from Limpopo River southwards to Umfolozi Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | This species is not confined to wetlands but it occurs in shallow water around pools and in marshes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Fish, L., Mashau, A.C., Moeaha, M.J. and Nembudani, M.T. 2015. Identification guide to southern African grasses. Strelitzia 36. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Fish, L., Victor, J.E., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2017. Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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