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Scientific Name | Crotalaria distans Benth. subsp. mediocris Polhill |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Crotalaria macaulayae in sense of I.Verd., not of Baker f. (misapplied name) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/05/25 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | Somewhat rarer than subsp. distans, and restricted to the northern border regions of South Africa, from about Vryburg to the northern regions of Limpopo Province, and southwards through the Mpumalanga Lowveld to Barberton. This subspecies also occurs in eastern Botswana and southern Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Mopane woodland, thornveld and grassland, not obviously associated with damp places. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crotalaria distans Benth. subsp. mediocris Polhill | 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 distans Benth. subsp. mediocris Polhill. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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