Species Use Database

African geranium, Kalwerbossie, T’nami, Khoaara e nyenyane
Pelargonium sidoides

Used for Medicine and hygiene in Lesotho

A. Species

Scientific name: Pelargonium sidoides

Common name(s): African geranium, Kalwerbossie, T’nami, Khoaara e nyenyane

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern


B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

  • Lesotho

Country/Region:


C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: National Level

Name/Details of location: Lesotho


D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2008

End Year: 2008


E. Information about the use

How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Type of use: Extractive

Practice of use: Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild

Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal

Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism

Purpose(s) of end use: Medicine and hygiene

Motivation of use: Basic subsistence and Income generation from trade (individual/household/community)

Is this use legal or illegal?: unknown


F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people and National / local private sector


G. Information about the sustainability of use

Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable

Details of assessment carried out: This CITES NDF Case study

Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Implied that high levels of illegal exploitation contribute substantially to population decline.

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined

Details of assessment carried out: This CITES NDF Case study

Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Pelargonium species in general, have been used in southern Africa as useful medicinal plants for many years providing relief for colic, diarrhoeas and dysenteries.

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded


Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species

To identify trade that is detrimental / illegal. To develop a management plan that lays out a process for conservation action into the future.


Record source

Information about the record source: grey_lit

Date of publication/issue/production: 2008-01-01T00:00:00+0000

Source Reference(s):

DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-DETRIMENT FINDING PROCESS FOR PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES IN LESOTHO (2008).
By D. Newton, et al.
NDF WORKSHOP CASE STUDIES
WG 2 – Perennials
CASE STUDY 2
Pelargonium sidoides
Country – LESOTHO

Date of record entry: 2023-09-27