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Scientific Name | Krauseola mosambicina (Moss) Pax & K.Hoffm. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/09/27 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & H. Matimele |
Justification | A widespread and common near-endemic to the Maputaland Centre of Endemism (National EOO 12 376 km²). In spite of widespread habitat loss and degradation, it is not suspected to be in danger of extinction as it is resilient to disturbance. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal coast from Durban northwards to Chirindzene in Gaza Province, southern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Open scrub in sandy soils on dunes, often in disturbed places. |
Threats |
| Coastal areas have been extensively transformed and disturbed as a result of coastal and infrastructure development, timber plantations (on the Maputaland coastal plain) and sugarcane cultivation. This species may have declined in some places, but it is also resilient to disturbance, and the population has increased in many areas such as along road verges. |
Population |
This species is widespread and common, particularly in disturbed places.
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Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| K. mosambicina, or Isihlaza, is a traditional Zulu remedy for stomach ailments. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Krauseola mosambicina (Moss) Pax & K.Hoffm. | Least Concern | 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.
Wild, H. 1961. Caryophyllaceae. In: A.W. Exell and H. Wild (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 1 (Part 2):337-358. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Matimele, H. 2016. Krauseola mosambicina (Moss) Pax & K.Hoffm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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