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Scientific Name | Commelina diffusa Burm.f. subsp. scandens (Welw. ex C.B.Clarke) Oberm. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | COMMELINACEAE |
Synonyms | Commelina scandens Welw. ex C.B.Clarke |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/08/30 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & J.E. Victor |
Justification | This taxon is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | It is widespread across eastern South Africa, extending northwards to west tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | It occurs in permanent swamps among dense vegetation, backwaters, and along rivers. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Commelina diffusa Burm.f. subsp. scandens (Welw. ex C.B.Clarke) Oberm. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Obermeyer, A.A. 1981. Two new species of Commelina. Bothalia 13(3&4):436-437.
Obermeyer, A.A. and Faden, R.B. 1985. Commelinaceae. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 4 Part 2 Xyridaceae-Juncaceae:23-60. Botanical Research 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. & Victor, J.E. 2017. Commelina diffusa Burm.f. subsp. scandens (Welw. ex C.B.Clarke) Oberm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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