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Scientific Name | Panicum sancta-luciense L.Fish |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/02 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 324 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Coastal areas between Kosi Bay and St Lucia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Swamp Forest, Maputaland Coastal Belt |
Description | Sandy soils in moist areas and swamps. |
Threats |
| This species' coastal habitat is extensively modified, predominantly to timber plantations, and it is likely to have declined due to habitat loss in the past. The remainder of its habitat is however well-protected within the extensive Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, and it is unlikely to continue to decline. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Panicum sancta-luciense L.Fish | Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Fish, L. 2009. Poaceae: A new species fo Trichoneura eleusinoides and two new species of Panicum from South Africa. Bothalia 39(2):237-240.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Panicum sancta-luciense L.Fish. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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