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Scientific Name | Sericorema sericea (Schinz) Lopr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | AMARANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Marcellia sericea (Schinz) C.B.Clarke |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/25 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Sericorema sericea is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | This species is widespread across northern South Africa, extending to Angola, Botswana and Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Musina Mopane Bushveld, Ghaap Plateau Vaalbosveld, Kuruman Mountain Bushveld, Lowveld Rugged Mopaneveld, Gordonia Kameeldoring Bushveld, Kuruman Thornveld, Kuruman Vaalbosveld, Schmidtsdrif Thornveld, Olifantshoek Plains Thornveld, Kathu Bushveld, Molopo Bushveld, Mafikeng Bushveld, Limpopo Sweet Bushveld, Southern Kalahari Mekgacha |
Description | Plants grow in sandy flats or stony soils in thornveld, mopane bush or sandveld. |
Population |
A common species that is resilient to disturbance. The population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sericorema sericea (Schinz) Lopr. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cooke, T. and Wright, C.H. 1901. Amarantaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis V Section I (Acanthaceae-Proteaceae):402-433. Lovell Reeve & Co., Ltd., London.
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.
Townsend, C.C. 1988. Amaranthaceae. In: E. Launert (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 9 (Part 1):28-133. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Sericorema sericea (Schinz) Lopr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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