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Scientific Name | Gymnanthemum coloratum (Willd.) H.Rob. & B.Kahn sens.lat. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Baccharis senegalensis Pers., Decaneurum grande DC., Decaneurum senegalense (Pers.) DC., Eupatorium coloratum Willd., Gymnanthemum cupulare Cass., Gymnanthemum grande (DC.) Sch.Bip. ex Walp., Gymnanthemum quercifolium Steetz, Gymnanthemum senegalense (Pers.) Sch.Bip. ex Walp., Vernonia aldabrensis Hemsl., Vernonia cirrhifera S.Moore, Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake subsp. colorata, Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake subsp. grandis (DC.) C.Jeffrey, Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake subsp. oxyura (O.Hoffm.) C.Jeffrey, Vernonia grandis (DC.) Humbert, Vernonia longipetiolata Muschl., Vernonia oxyura O.Hoffm., Vernonia polyura O.Hoffm., Vernonia senegalensis (Pers.) Less., Vernonia senegalensis (Pers.) Less. var. acuminata S.Moore |
Common Names | Lowveld Vernonia (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Gymnanthemum coloratum is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species occurs in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Lowveld and foothills of the escarpment, extending southwards through eSwatini (Swaziland) to the southern end of the Lebombo Mountains in KwaZulu-Natal. It is widespread north of South Africa to tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | It occurs in woodland and riverine thicket. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake subsp. colorata | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
Swelankomo, N., Manning, J. and Magee, A. 2016. The genus Gymnanthemum Cass. (Asteraceae: Vernonieae) in Southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 102:81-101.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Gymnanthemum coloratum (Willd.) H.Rob. & B.Kahn sens.lat. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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