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Scientific Name | Psoralea cataracta C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Hallia filiformis Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Extinct |
Assessment Date | 2008/01/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & C.H. Stirton |
Justification | Known only from the type collection from the late 1700s, most of this species' habitat is now transformed to forestry plantations. Repeated searches have failed to locate surviving individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tulbagh. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Stream sides. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Psoralea cataracta C.H.Stirt. | Extinct | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Psoralea cataracta C.H.Stirt. | Extinct | 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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Stirton, C.H. 2008. Psoralea cataracta C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2021/10/19 |
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