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Scientific Name | Trianthema portulacastrum L. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AIZOACEAE |
Synonyms | Tetragonia chisimajensis Chiov. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/24 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common weedy species that is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Trianthema portulacastrum is a cosmopolitan weed. It is not certain whether it is native or was introduced to South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Description | Plants grow in disturbed places. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Trianthema portulacastrum L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Adamson, R.S. 1962. The South African species of Aizoaceae: XII. Sesuvium, Trianthema and Zaleya. Journal of South African Botany 28(3):243-253.
Goncalves, M.L. 1978. Aizoaceae. In: E. Launert (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 4:508-521. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
Hartmann, H.E.K., Meve, U. and Liede-Schumann, S. 2011. Towards a revision of Trianthema, the Cinderella of Aizoaceae. Plant Ecology and Evolution 144(2):177-213.
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. 2017. Trianthema portulacastrum L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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