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Scientific Name | Psoralea affinis Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common species. It is threatened in parts of its range, but not yet in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs from Langeberg near Heidelberg to Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in seeps and streamsides in lowland and montane fynbos and forest margins. |
Threats |
Parts of this species' habitat has been lost to timber plantations in the past, but plantations are no longer expanding and this threat has ceased. Subpopulations near plantations are threatened by spreading alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Psoralea affinis Eckl. & Zeyh. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bello, A. 2015. Taxonomy and evolutionary studies on the genus Psoralea L. (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae). Unpublished PhD, University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
Bello, A., Stirton, C.H., Chimphango, S.B.M. and Muasya, A.M. 2017. Taxonomic revision of African Psoralea pinnata species complex (Psoraleeae, Leguminosae). South African Journal of Botany 112:128-179.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
von Staden, L. 2018. Psoralea affinis Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |