Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Rotheca suffruticosa (Gürke) Verdc.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
LAMIACEAE
Synonyms
Clerodendrum suffruticosum Gürke, Clerodendrum suffruticosum Gürke var. natalense Moldenke
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012/01/26
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
Widespread and not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Range
Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Grassland, Savanna
Description
Mountain slopes and rocky outcrops in grassland and savanna.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Clerodendrum suffruticosum Gürke var. natalense MoldenkeLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Fernandes, R.B. and Verdcourt, B. 2000. Rotheca (Labiatae) revived: more new combinations. Kew Bulletin 55(1):147-154.


Govaerts, R. 2003. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp. Downloaded on 8 November 2010.


Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Thomas, B. 1937. Die Gattung Clerodendrum in Afrika. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 68:1-106.


Verdcourt, B. 1992. Verbenaceae. In: R.M. Polhill (ed). Flora of Tropical East Africa. A.A.Balkema, Rotterdam.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2012. Rotheca suffruticosa (Gürke) Verdc. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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