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Scientific Name | Commelina rogersii Burtt Davy |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | COMMELINACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/26 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & P.J.D. Winter |
Justification | EOO estimated at 3800 km² and known from less than 10 locations. On the northern and southern ends of its range it is declining due to urban expansion and habitat degradation from livestock overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Polokwane to Louis Trichardt. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Polokwane Plateau Bushveld, Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld |
Description | Grassland and open woodland. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing urban expansion on the outskirts of Polokwane and Louis Trichardt. Large areas to the north of Polokwane are severely degraded as a result of livestock overgrazing, firewood harvesting and expanding human settlements. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Commelina rogersii Burtt Davy | VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Winter, P.J.D. 2008. Commelina rogersii Burtt Davy. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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