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Scientific Name | Pavonia urens Cav. var. urens |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
Synonyms | Pavonia schimperiana Hochst. ex A.Rich. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/10/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This taxon is rare and poorly known in South Africa. It is however widespread and common outside South Africa, where it is often a weedy pioneer of disturbed places. It is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Widespread across tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands. In South Africa it is known from a few collections from KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Savanna |
Description | Woodland, forest margins, secondary scrub and disturbed places. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pavonia urens Cav. var. urens | LC | 2017.1 | | Pavonia urens Cav. var. urens | Threatened | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Exell, A.W. 1961. Malvaceae. In: A.W. Exell and H. Wild (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 1 (Part 2):420-511. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
Harvey, W.H. 1859. Malvaceae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis I (Ranunculaceae-Connaraceae):157-177. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.
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. 2016. Pavonia urens Cav. var. urens. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/06 |
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