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Scientific Name | Distephanus anisochaetoides (Sond.) H.Rob. & B.Kahn |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Vernonia anisochaetoides Sond. |
Common Names | Ikhambi-lesimungumungwane (z), Southern Bitter-tea (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape |
Range | Coastal areas from Knysna to Mozambique, also extending inland around Richmond, Bulwer, and the Ngome and Nkandla forests in KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Coastal, scarp and mistbelt forest margins 0-1500 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Distephanus anisochaetoides (Sond.) H.Rob. & B.Kahn | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Boon, R. and Glen, H.F. 2013. ASTERACEAE: Distephanus (Asteraceae: Vernonieae): A new combination and new record for southern Africa. Bothalia 43(1):94-96.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Pooley, E. 2005. A field guide to wild flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
Pope, G.V. 1992. Compositae. In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 6 (Part 1):1-255. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
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.
Swelankomo, N. and Manning, J.C. 2014. The genus Distephanus (Asteraceae: Vernonieae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 94:238-248.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Distephanus anisochaetoides (Sond.) H.Rob. & B.Kahn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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