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Scientific Name | Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell var. tiliaceum |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
Synonyms | Hibiscus tiliaceus L., Paritium tiliaceum (L.) A.St.-Hil. |
Common Names | Katoenboom (a), Lagoon Hibiscus (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/06 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common taxon that is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is widespread along the shores of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. In South Africa it has a restricted distribution along the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal coast, from East London to Kosi Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Plants grow in dune thicket and mangrove forests around the margins of lagoons and river mouths. |
Threats |
| It is threatened in places by habitat loss to coastal development, but it is still common wherever suitable habitat persists. It is somewhat resilient to disturbance. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell var. tiliaceum | LC | 2020.1 | | Hibiscus tiliaceus L. subsp. tiliaceus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Exell, A.W. 1961. Malvaceae. In: A.W. Exell and H. Wild (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 1 (Part 2):420-511. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
Fryxell, P.A. 2001. Talipariti (Malvaceae), a segregate from Hibiscus. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 23:225-270.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell var. tiliaceum. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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