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Scientific Name | Nesaea alata Immelman |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | LYTHRACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/05 |
Assessor(s) | D. Pillay & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 3000-5000 km², but known from only three sites. Much of the range falls within the Kruger National Park, where it is unlikely to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Limpopo and south-eastern Mpumalanga Lowveld. Also north-eastern Swaziland and possibly Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Lowveld Rugged Mopaneveld, Tsende Mopaneveld, Granite Lowveld |
Description | Edges of shallow pans in low-lying areas. |
Threats |
| The distribution range and population size of this species is too poorly known to determine whether it is threatened by extinction. It is quite likely more common than the three known collections and probably overlooked as it is a seasonal annual. Wetland habitats are very sensitive to degradation and this species is possibly threatened by habitat disturbance and degradation, but on the other hand large sections of the Lowveld is well protected within the Kruger National Park, which makes it unlikely to be in immediate danger of extinction. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Nesaea alata Immelman | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Nesaea alata Immelman | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Immelman, K.L. 1991. Synopsis of the genera Nesaea and Ammannia (Lythraceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 21(1):35-49.
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 |
| Pillay, D. & von Staden, L. 2008. Nesaea alata Immelman. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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