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Scientific Name | Geophila repens (L.) I.M.Johnst. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | RUBIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/03/24 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Rare in South Africa but not threatened. Extremely widespread and common outside of South Africa. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Pantropical, in South Africa only known from Ngoye Forest. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Evergreen forest floors. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| The South African record represents a significant range extension, the closest known other subpopulations occurring in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Geophila repens (L.) I.M.Johnst. | Least Concern | 2011.1 | |
Bibliography |
Crouch, N.R. and Edwards, R. 2010. Rubiaceae: First record of Geophila in southern Africa. Bothalia 40(1):70-71.
Verdcourt, B. 1989. Rubiaceae. In: E. Launert (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 5 (Part 1):1-210. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2011. Geophila repens (L.) I.M.Johnst. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/17 |
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