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Scientific Name | Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb. var. villosa (Wight & Arn.) Verdc. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Galactia tenuiflora (Willd.) Wight & Arn. var. villosa (Wight & Arn.) Benth. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/08/14 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This species is widespread and has no known threats and is therefore not in danger of extinction. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species has a wide distribution in northeastern South Africa, from Mpumalanga through Eswatini to KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | It occurs in open woodland, bushland and sisal plantations. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Galactia tenuiflora (Willd.) Wight & Arn. var. villosa (Wight & Arn.) Benth. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Govaerts, R. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1, 2:1-492, MIM, Deurne.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2023. Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb. var. villosa (Wight & Arn.) Verdc. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/11 |
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