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Scientific Name | Lagarosiphon cordofanus Casp. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYDROCHARITACEAE |
Synonyms | Lagarosiphon crispus Rendle, Lagarosiphon tsotsorogensis Bremek. & Oberm. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/08/20 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | A widespread species that is known from four locations in South Africa, and likely to be threatened by droughts, agricultural activities and alien invasive species. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species occurs in the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces, from Kruger National Park to Limpopo River. It is also widespread outside South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Delagoa Lowveld, Maputaland Pallid Sandy Bushveld, Subtropical Alluvial Vegetation |
Description | It occurs in lakes, dams, ponds, swamps, and on floodplains in permanent or temporary pools, also in slow flowing water. |
Threats |
| The species' habitat outside protected areas is potentially threatened by trampling of wetland systems, eutrophication due to fertilizer runoff, prolonged periods of droughts and alien invasive species. |
Population |
The species was previously known from three collections, dating from 1948. It was discovered in 2001 at a new location, more than 100 km away from other subpopulations. The population has however not been thoroughly surveyed, and there is an uncertainty about the number of mature individuals. The population trend is not known, but is suspected to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lagarosiphon cordofanus Casp. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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.
Symoens, J.J. 2009. Hydrocharitaceae. In: J.R. Timberlake and E.S. Martins (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 12 (Part 2):18-57. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2018. Lagarosiphon cordofanus Casp. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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