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Scientific Name | Hydrocotyle bonariensis Lam. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ARALIACEAE |
Common Names | Perdekloutjies (a), Varkoortjies (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/09/19 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, J.E. Victor, P.J.D. Winter, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | Hydrocotyle bonariensis is a widespread and still relatively common species in spite of extensive habitat loss and degradation across its range. It is not yet considered to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species has a wide distribution in tropical and subtropical America and Africa, extending across eastern coast of South Africa, from Kosi Bay in KwaZulu-Natal to Mkambati in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | It occurs in sandy soils near brackish lagoons, peaty depressions and in ditches. |
Threats |
| There are no known severe threats to the species. The habitat in some areas is heavily infested with alien invasive species. There are stands of timber plantations and evidence of grazing, but some parts are in reasonably good condition. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hydrocotyle bonariensis Lam. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cannon, J.F.M. 1978. Umbelliferae. In: E. Launert (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 4:555-621. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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., Victor, J.E., Winter, P.J.D., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2017. Hydrocotyle bonariensis Lam. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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