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Scientific Name | Ottelia ulvifolia (Planch.) Walp. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYDROCHARITACEAE |
Synonyms | Ottelia australis Bremek., Ottelia vernayi Bremek. & Oberm. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/09/18 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | Ottelia ulvifolia is a widely distributed species known from eight locations and it has no significant threats. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | This species occurs from Sandriver in North West to Soutpansberg Mountain in Limpopo. It is widespread in tropical Africa, from Senegal, and Sudan extending to Namibia, Botswana and eSwatini (Swaziland). It also occurs in Madagascar. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in lakes, dams, ponds backwaters, swamps and irrigation channels. |
Threats |
| There are no known significant threats. |
Population |
The population is presumed to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ottelia ulvifolia (Planch.) Walp. | 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.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2019. Ottelia ulvifolia (Planch.) Walp. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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