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Scientific Name | Ludwigia leptocarpa (Nutt.) Hara |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ONAGRACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/02/22 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | Ludwigia leptocarpa is widespread in eastern South Africa. It is threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation, but not yet in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is widespread in the eastern, western and central Africa. In South Africa it occurs along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, from Durban to the border of Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in shallow water sometimes submerged, in marches, stream banks, temporary pools, and sometimes grow on drying mud. |
Threats |
| This species has lost parts of its habitat along the coast to agriculture and infrastructure development in the past. Alien invasive species are a potential threat to many subpopulations. |
Population |
This is a rare and seldomly recorded species, which is probably much more common than collection records indicate. The population trend is unknown.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ludwigia leptocarpa (Nutt.) Hara | 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.
Raven, P.H. 1978. Onagraceae. In: E. Launert (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 4:329-346. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
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. 2018. Ludwigia leptocarpa (Nutt.) Hara. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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