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Scientific Name | Acalypha sonderiana Müll.Arg. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | EUPHORBIACEAE |
Synonyms | Acalypha petiolaris Sond. |
Common Names | Doring-valsnetel (a), Thorny False Nettle (e), Thorny Mock Nettle (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/01/20 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is widespread and not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | It occurs in the KwaZulu-Natal and Pondoland coastal areas, extending to southern Mozambique and Eswatini. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld, Zululand Lowveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, Sand Forest, Northern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest, Lowveld Riverine Forest, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland |
Description | It is localized to dry lowland riverine scrub. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Acalypha sonderiana Müll.Arg. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Brown, N.E., Hutchinson, J. and Prain, D. 1920. Euphorbiaceae. In: W.T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed). Flora Capensis V Section II (Thymeleaceae-Ceratophylleae):216-516. L. Reeve & Co., Ltd., Ashford.
Radcliffe-Smith, A. 1996. Euphorbiaceae. In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 9 (Part 4):1-337. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Acalypha sonderiana Müll.Arg. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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