Mesanthemum radicans
(Benth.) Körn.
Pays · région · aire protégée · écorégion · biome
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Liste rouge IUCN
LC · Préoccupation mineure?Inconnue- Évaluation
- 2019 · v3.1
- Altitude
- 0 – 1500 m
- Profondeur
- – m
État de la populationTexte officiel évaluation IUCNExpert
There is no past or current population level information available for this species.
Menaces identifiées(5 menaces classées CMP-IUCN)
11_2DroughtsOngoing1_1Housing & urban areasOngoing2_1_2Small-holder farmingOngoing7_2_1Abstraction of surface water (domestic use)Ongoing7_2_3Abstraction of surface water (agricultural use)Ongoing
Description complète des menacesTexte détaillé évaluation IUCNExpert
No threats are known to specifically affect the species, although, as Mesanthemum radicans is generally distributed in wetlands, it may be negatively impacted by human activities and/or drought at some locations.
Habitats préférentiels (classification IUCN)
4_6Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded★5_7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)★1_8Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Swamp2_2Savanna - Moist5_4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands5_5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
Mesures de conservation recommandéesStratégies de conservation IUCNExpert
Mesanthemum radicans is very widely distributed and is found in several protected areas including the Parque Nacional do Grupo de Ilhas de Orango in Guinea-Bissau; Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal; Western Area National Park and Kangari Hill Forest Reserve in Sierra Leone; Foret de Wari Maro in Benin; the Parc national du Manono-Gounda-Saint Floris in the Central African Republic; Pongara National Park, Wonga Wongue National Park, Lope National Park, Invindo National Park, Bateke Plateau National Park, Moukalaba-Doudau National and Loango National in Gabon; Reserve de casse de la Lefini and the Site Lac Tele-Likouala aux Herbes in the Republic of the Congo; and the Sankuru Nature Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Priorités de recherche (3)Research Needed Classification — IUCNExpert
1_2Population size, distribution & trends1_3Life history & ecology1_5Threats
Niche IUCN globaleRealms · Systems · LMEs · Growth forms · FAOs — biogéographie IUCNExpert
Royaumes biogéographiques
Afrotropical
Systèmes (terrestre/eau douce/marin)
TerrestrialFreshwater (=Inland waters)
Formes de croissance
Forb or Herb
Références bibliographiques (10)Sources scientifiques de l'évaluation IUCNExpert
- Liang, Y., Phllips, S., Cheek, M. and Larridon, I. 2019. A revision of the African genus Mesanthemum (Eriocaulaceae). <i>Kew Bulletin</i>.
- IUCN. 2019. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2019-3. Available at: <a href="www.iucnredlist.org">www.iucnredlist.org</a>. (Accessed: 10 December 2019).
- Bachman, S., Moat, J., Hill, A.W., de la Torre, J. and Scott, B. 2011. Supporting Red List threat assessments with GeoCAT: geospatial conservation assessment tool. In: V. Smith and L. Penev (eds) e-Infrastructures for data publishing in biodiversity science. <i>Zookeys</i> 150: 117–126.
- Dauby, G., Leal, M. and Stevart, T. 2008. Vascular Plant Checklist of the Coastal National Park of Pongara, Gabon. <i>Systematics and Geography of Plants</i> 78(2): 155-216.
- Champluvier, D. and Dowsett-Lemaire, F. 1999. Liste commentee des plantes vascularies du Parc National d'Odzala nouvelles pour le Congo-Brazzaville. <i>Systematics and Geography of Plants</i> 69(1): 9-28.
- Phillips, S.M. 1998. Eriocaulaceae of the Flora Zambesiaca Area. <i>Kirkia</i> 17(1): 11-67.
- CJB, African Plant Database. Available at: <a href="http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=41799">http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=41799</a>.
- GBIF database. Available at: <a href="https://www.gbif.org/species/2690231">https://www.gbif.org/species/2690231</a>.
- Plants of the World online. Available at: <a href="http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:335972-1#source-FWTA">http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:335972-1#source-FWTA</a>.
- Tropicos. Available at: <a href="http://www.tropicos.org/Name/12400403?tab=specimens">http://www.tropicos.org/Name/12400403?tab=specimens</a>.
Évaluateurs & contributeurs (4)Personnes ayant contribué à l'évaluation IUCNExpert
assessor
Larridon, I. & Zhu, Y
evaluator
Diop, F.N.
facilitators
Hargreaves, S. & Bachman, S.
institutions
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Larridon, I. & Zhu, Y 2019. Mesanthemum radicans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T136641701A136641707. Accessed on 05 May 2026.
Distribution mondiale
Calcul de la distribution GBIF· ~10–60 s
Phénologie
Calcul du calendrier d'apparition· ~5–30 s
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Note nomenclaturale & synonymesDétails taxonomiques + synonymes CoLExpert
Note nomenclaturale
TAXREF v18 — INPN/MNHNSynonymes (4)— redirigent vers cette page
- Eriocaulon giganteumAfzel. ex Körn.
- Eriocaulon guineenseSteud.
- Eriocaulon radicansBenth.
- Mesanthemum erici-roseniiT.C.E.Fr.
Sources : Catalogue of Life Cross-References (synonymes) · TAXREF v18 INPN/MNHN (commentaires FR).