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Scientific Name | Dipogon lignosus (L.) Verdc. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Dolichos gibbosus Thunb., Dolichos lignosus L. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/12 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Saldanha and the Cape Peninsula to Grahamstown. Widely cultivated and naturalized. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Fynbos |
Description | Scrubby fynbos and forest margins. Also a weed of disturbed places and gardens. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Dipogon lignosus (L.) Verdc. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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.
Stirton, C.H. 1981. The genus Dipogon (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae). Bothalia 13(3&4):327-330.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2011. Dipogon lignosus (L.) Verdc. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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