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Scientific Name | Crotalaria damarensis Engl. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Crotalaria fleckii Schinz, Crotalaria marlothii Engl. |
Common Names | Damara Rattle-pod (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/05/25 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape |
Range | Widespread from southern Angola through Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to Limpopo and eastern Mpumalanga extending to southern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Woodland, sandy and rocky places, along rivers, roadsides and other disturbed places. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crotalaria damarensis Engl. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Polhill, R.M. 1982. Crotalaria in Africa and Madagascar. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
Polhill, R.M. 2003. Crotalarieae. In: G.V. Pope, R.M. Polhill and E.S. Martins (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 3 (Part 7):55-228,233-246. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2011. Crotalaria damarensis Engl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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