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Scientific Name | Senegalia ataxacantha (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Acacia ataxacantha DC., Acacia eriadenia Benth., Acacia lugardiae N.E.Br. |
Common Names | Flame Acacia (e), Flame Thorn (e), Flamethorn (e), Kaffer-wag-'n-bietjie (a), Kafferwortel (a), Mogaletlwa (ns), Mogokare (tw), Mogôkatau (tw), Mologa (ns), Muluwa (v), Rank Wag-'n-bietjie (a), Ubophe (z), Ugagane (z), Umnga (x), Umthathawe (z), Vlamdoring (a), Wag-'n-bietjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Senegalia ataxacantha (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr. | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Acacia ataxacantha DC. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Kyalangalilwa, B., Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. and van der Bank, M. 2013. Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172(4):500-523.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Senegalia ataxacantha (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/18 |
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