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Scientific Name | Vigna frutescens A.Rich. subsp. frutescens |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Common Names | Wild Sweetpea (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/07/31 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa, extending throughout tropical Africa to Nigeria and Ethiopia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Frequently burnt grasslands and woodland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Vigna frutescens A.Rich. subsp. frutescens var. frutescens | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Pasquet, R.S. 2001. Vigna. In: G.V. Pope and R.M. Polhill (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 3 (Part 5):121-156. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Pienaar, B.J. 1992. A taxonomic revision of the genus Vigna Savi (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. Unpublished M.Sc., University of Pretoria, Pretoria.
Pooley, E. 2005. A field guide to wild flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Vigna frutescens A.Rich. subsp. frutescens. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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