Persicaria madagascariensis

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Persicaria madagascariensis (Meisn.) S.Ortiz & Paiva
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
POLYGONACEAE
Synonyms
Persicaria attenuata (R.Br.) Soják subsp. africana K.L.Wilson, Polygonum pulchrum of other authors, not of Blume (misapplied name)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2023/12/14
Assessor(s)
F. Cholo & W. Foden
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Freshwater
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Persicaria attenuata (R.Br.) Soják subsp. africana K.L.WilsonLeast 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.


Retief, E. and Meyer, N.L. 2017. Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38. 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.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Citation
Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2023. Persicaria madagascariensis (Meisn.) S.Ortiz & Paiva. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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