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Scientific Name | Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | MALVACEAE |
Synonyms | Abutilon mollisimum of other authors, not of (Cav.) Sweet (misapplied name) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/07/21 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread, common and weedy species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal coastal areas and Midlands, from Richards Bay southwards to Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Riparian areas, riverine bush and along forest margins, as well as roadsides and other disturbed areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| There are scattered records of this species from further north in South Africa, but these are suspected to be escapes from cultivation (Jaca et al. 2015). The species is a naturalized weed in South America, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean Islands, Australia and tropical Africa. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Jaca, T.P., Phephu, N. and Condy, G. 2015. Abutilon grandifolium. Flowering Plants of Africa 64:76-83.
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. Abutilon grandifolium (Willd.) Sweet. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/23 |
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