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Scientific Name | Psoralea sp. nov. (Stirton & Zantovska 11582 NU) |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/12/13 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<250 km², five known locations are declining due to dense alien pine and hakea invasion of the habitat. This species is also likely to be very sensitive to water extraction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Outeniqua Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seepage areas in montane fynbos, 530-590 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Psoralea sp. nov. (Stirton & Zantovska 11582 NU) | EN B1ab(iii,v) | 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.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Psoralea sp. nov. (Stirton & Zantovska 11582 NU). National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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