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Scientific Name | Scleria melanomphala Kunth |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/07/05 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | This species 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 | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | It is found in Soutpansberg in northern Limpopo southwards to KwaZulu-Natal coast through to Kei River in the Eastern Cape. It also occurs in Botswana and Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in damp places or wet soils. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Scleria melanomphala Kunth | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Franklin-Hennessy, E.F. 1985. The genus Scleria in southern Africa. Bothalia 15(3&4):505-530.
Gordon-Gray, K.D. 1995. Cyperaceae in Natal. Strelitzia 2:1-218. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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. 2017. Scleria melanomphala Kunth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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