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Scientific Name | Dyschoriste nagchana (Nees) Bennet |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ACANTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Calophanes nagchana (Nees) Nees, Calophanes perrottetii Nees, Dipteracanthus nagchana Nees, Dyschoriste depressa Nees, Dyschoriste perrottetii (Nees) Kuntze, Linostylis fasciculiflora Sond. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2013/03/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A widespread species, but poorly known in South Africa. It is likely to be overlooked, and not rare or threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread across Africa and extending to India. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Moist grassland, wetlands, riverbanks, riverine bush, woodland, degraded areas, roadsides, old lands and plantations. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Notes |
| This species, formerly known in South Africa under the name Dyschoriste perrottetii, is known from only a few collections, but is widespread and common outside of South Africa. The genus Dyschoriste is poorly known within South Africa and in need of revision, and this species is most likely overlooked and difficult to identify. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dyschoriste nagchana (Nees) Bennet | LC | 2017.1 | | Dyschoriste depressa (L.) Nees | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Dyschoriste perrottetii (Nees) Kuntze | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Vollesen, K. 2008. Acanthaceae. In: H.J. Beentje and S.A. Ghazanfar (eds). Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Kamundi, D.A. 2013. Dyschoriste nagchana (Nees) Bennet. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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