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Scientific Name | Justicia anagalloides (Nees) T.Anderson |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Adhatoda anagalloides Nees, Justicia psammophila Mildbr., Justicia uncinulata Oliv., excluding var. tenuicapsa C.B.Clarke et var. cufodontii Fiori |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/12/01 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across the northern provinces of South Africa, extending to northern KwaZulu-Natal. It also occurs in Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Open grassland, often in overgrazed or disturbed places such as roadsides. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Justicia anagalloides (Nees) T.Anderson | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Immelman, K.L. 1995. Justicia. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 30 Part 3: Acanthaceae, Fascicle 1: Justiciinae:18-46. National Botanical 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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2016. Justicia anagalloides (Nees) T.Anderson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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