Claim · model-written summary
M. laetum was confirmed in South Africa and accounted for 25 % of iNaturalist records.
- Taxon
- M. laetum
Myoporum laetume0 - Outcome
- present in South Africae0
- Value
- 25 %e0
- Setting
- South Africae0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“Three species were confirmed to be present in South Africa: M. insulare, M. laetum and M. montanum (37 %, 25 % and 24 % of all iNaturalist records respectively).”
Title
Gemma J. Louw; Luke J. Potgieter; David M. Richardson South African Journal of Botany 2024. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2024.03.022
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation Myoporum was first recorded in South Africa in 1934.
- Observation M. insulare was confirmed in South Africa and accounted for 37 % of iNaturalist records.
- Observation M. montanum was confirmed in South Africa and accounted for 24 % of iNaturalist records.
- Observation Most Myoporum records were from the Western Cape.
- Observation Myoporum records also occur in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng and Northern Cape.
- Observation Presence of M. petiolatum, M. tenuifolium or M. tetrandrum could not be confirmed.
- Observation M. insulare was widely naturalized and categorized D1.
- Observation M. laetum was widely naturalized over a smaller area and categorized C3.
- Observation M. montanum was widely naturalized over a smaller area and categorized C2.
- Observation Naturalized populations predominantly comprised juvenile M. insulare in highly disturbed habitats.
- Recommendation Formal risk analyses of all Myoporum species in South Africa are needed for legislative re-evaluation.
