| Scientific Name | Polygala amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | POLYGALACEAE | Common Names | Mohlabeho-o-monye-nyane (ss), Nkokolotsane (ss) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2017/10/05 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | This species is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West | Range | It is widespread across eastern South Africa, including Swaziland and Lesotho. It possibly occurs in Zimbabwe (Excell 1960). |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Lydenburg Thornveld, Xhariep Karroid Grassland, Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland, Zastron Moist Grassland, Egoli Granite Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland, Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Buffels Valley Thicket, Senqu Montane Shrubland, Western Highveld Sandy Grassland, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland, Eastern Free State Clay Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Frankfort Highveld Grassland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Tsakane Clay Grassland, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, Doubledrift Karroid Thicket, Eastern Gwarrieveld, Escarpment Valley Thicket, Fish Valley Thicket, Sundays Valley Thicket, Albany Alluvial Vegetation, Maputaland Coastal Belt, Maputaland Wooded Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Aliwal North Dry Grassland, Transkei Coastal Belt, Carletonville Dolomite Grassland, Amathole Montane Grassland, Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, Stormberg Plateau Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Vaal-Vet Sandy Grassland, Klerksdorp Thornveld, East Griqualand Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, Western Maputaland Sandy Bushveld, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Zeerust Thornveld, Dwarsberg-Swartruggens Mountain Bushveld, Marikana Thornveld, Moot Plains Bushveld, Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Mafikeng Bushveld, Ghaap Plateau Vaalbosveld, Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld, Sekhukhune Plains Bushveld, Tembe Sandy Bushveld, Ohrigstad Mountain Bushveld, Western Maputaland Clay Bushveld, Northern Zululand Sourveld, Maputaland Pallid Sandy Bushveld, Muzi Palm Veld and Wooded Grassland, Delagoa Lowveld, Thukela Thornveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Ngongoni Veld, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld, Bhisho Thornveld, Mabela Sandy Grassland, Mthatha Moist Grassland, Tsomo Grassland, Queenstown Thornveld, Tarkastad Montane Shrubland, Bedford Dry Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Sekhukhune Mountain Bushveld, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Income Sandy Grassland, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Gauteng Shale Mountain Bushveld, Andesite Mountain Bushveld, Central Sandy Bushveld, Western Sandy Bushveld, Waterberg Mountain Bushveld, Makhado Sweet Bushveld, Poung Dolomite Mountain Bushveld, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland | Description | Plant grow in moist depressions in grassland and open woodland. |
Threats | | There are no severe threats to this species. It persists in heavily grazed areas and readily colonizes old lands. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Polygala amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Compton, R.H. 1976. The flora of Swaziland. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 11:259-264.
Exell, A.W. 1960. Polygalaceae. In: H. Wild and A.W. Exell (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 1 (Part 1):303-336. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations, London.
Figueiredo, E., Smith, G.F. and Paiva, J. 2013. A checklist of Polygala (Polygalaceae) in the Flora of Southern Africa region with notes on types. Phytotaxa 155(1):1-22.
Harvey, W.H. 1859. Polygalaceae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis I (Ranunculaceae-Connaraceae):79-113. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.
Paiva, J.A.R. 1998. Polygalarum africanarium et madagascariensium prodromus atque gerontogaei, generis Heterosamara Kuntze, a genere Polygala L. Segregati et a nobis denuo recepti, synopsis monographica. Fontqueria 50:1-346.
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.
Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2017. Polygala amatymbica Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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