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Scientific Name | Brachiaria arrecta (Hack. ex T.Durand & Schinz) Stent |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Synonyms | Brachiaria latifolia Stapf, Panicum arrectum T.Durand & Schinz |
Common Names | Phetola (ss) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/05/18 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, L. Fish & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Brachiaria arrecta is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species is widespread across the eastern provinces of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Description | It occurs on floodplains, in vleis, seasonal swamps, and at edges of lakes and streams. |
Threats |
| In parts of this species' range, its habitat has been lost to coastal development and agriculture. Alien invasive species are likely to be a threat to some subpopulations. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Brachiaria arrecta (Hack. ex T.Durand & Schinz) Stent | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Fish, L., Mashau, A.C., Moeaha, M.J. and Nembudani, M.T. 2015. Identification guide to southern African grasses. Strelitzia 36. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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., Fish, L. & Victor, J.E. 2017. Brachiaria arrecta (Hack. ex T.Durand & Schinz) Stent. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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