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Scientific Name | Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CONVOLVULACEAE |
Synonyms | Convolvulus malabaricus L., Convolvulus sublobatus L.f., Hewittia bicolor (Vahl) Wight & Arn., Hewittia scandens (Milne) Mabb., Hewittia sublobata (L.f.) Kuntze, Shutereia sublobata (L.f.) House |
Common Names | Ihlanzandulo (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/03/30 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Hewittia malabarica is a widespread and common weedy species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is widespread across eastern South Africa, from the Soutpansberg in Limpopo to the Pondoland coast, Eastern Cape. It is widespread throughout tropical Africa and Asia, extending as far as Polynesia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Ironwood Dry Forest, Maputaland Wooded Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, Transkei Coastal Belt, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, Lowveld Riverine Forest, Swamp Forest, Scarp Forest, Maputaland Coastal Belt, Sand Forest, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld, Western Maputaland Clay Bushveld, Makatini Clay Thicket, Zululand Lowveld, Granite Lowveld, Tshokwane-Hlane Basalt Lowveld, Gabbro Grassy Bushveld, Tzaneen Sour Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Northern Coastal Forest |
Description | It occurs in grassland, in coastal forest and scrub in bushveld and along stream banks. It can also be a ruderal or agrestal weed. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Meeuse, A.D.J. and Welman, W.G. 2000. Convolvulaceae. In: G. Germishuizen (ed). Flora of southern Africa 28 Part 1:1-138. National Botanical 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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2019. Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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