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Scientific Name | Scleria catophylla C.B.Clarke |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
Synonyms | Scleria aterrima (Ridl.) Napper, Scleria hirtella Sw. var. aterrima Ridl. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/12 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across tropical and southern Africa, extending as far south as the Eastern Cape Wild Coast. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Open, perennially wet sandy areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Scleria aterrima (Ridl.) Napper | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Scleria aterrima (Ridl.) Napper | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Hoenselaar, K., Verdcourt, B. and Beentje, H. 2010. Cyperaceae. In: H. Beentje (ed). Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Scleria catophylla C.B.Clarke. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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