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Scientific Name | Psoralea abbottii C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Common Names | Pondo Fountain-bush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/07 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & A.E. van Wyk |
Justification | EOO 8000 km², less than 10 known locations are declining due to expanding crop cultivation, too frequent fire and overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Ngele Mountain and Pondoland from Umtamvuna to Mkambati. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld |
Description | Pondoland coastal grassland on sandstone, in moist sites, forest margins or open grasslands adjacent to marshes, 300-600 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Harvesting [gathering], Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Psoralea abbottii C.H.Stirt. | VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Psoralea abbottii C.H.Stirt. | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Psoralea abbottii C.H.Stirt. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E. & van Wyk, A.E. 2005. Psoralea abbottii C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/14 |
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