Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Dicliptera leistneri K.Balkwill
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
ACANTHACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2010/10/28
Assessor(s)
D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden
Justification
A widespread species that is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Free State, Gauteng, Northern Cape, North West
Range
Free State, north-eastern Northern Cape, and south-western North West Province, mainly along the banks of the Orange, Vaal and Harts rivers and their tributaries.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Grassland, Savanna
Description
River banks.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Dicliptera leistneri K.BalkwillLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Balkwill, K., Getliffe Norris, F. and Balkwill, M.-J. 1996. Systematic Studies in the Acanthaceae: Dicliptera in southern Africa. Kew Bulletin 51(1):1-61.


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.


Citation
Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2010. Dicliptera leistneri K.Balkwill. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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