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Scientific Name | Solanum umtuma Voronts. & S.Knapp |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SOLANACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/04/24 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A widespread (EOO >57 000 km²) and common species that is tolerant of disturbance. It is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Umtata to northern KwaZulu-Natal around Vryheid. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland |
Description | Grassland, scrub, and forest edges, usually growing on sandy soil. |
Threats |
| No severe threats are known to affect this species, it has been recorded growing in disturbed habitats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Solanum umtuma Voronts. & S.Knapp | Least Concern | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Vorontsova, M.S. and Knapp, S. 2012. A new species of Solanum (Solanaceae) from South Africa related to the cultivated eggplant. PhytoKeys 8:1-11.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2014. Solanum umtuma Voronts. & S.Knapp. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/08 |
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