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Scientific Name | Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. protracta (E.Mey.) B.J.Pienaar |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Scytalis hispida E.Mey., Scytalis protracta E.Mey., Vigna hispida (E.Mey.) Walp., Vigna pubescens R.Wilczek, Vigna rhomboidea Burtt Davy, Vigna triloba (Thunb.) Walp. (in part) |
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, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa, extending southwards along the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape coasts to Knysna. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Subtropical grasslands and savanna. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. protracta (E.Mey.) B.J.Pienaar | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Pienaar, B.J. and Van Wyk, A.E. 1992. The Vigna unguiculata complex (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 58(6):414-429.
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. 2015. Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. protracta (E.Mey.) B.J.Pienaar. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/25 |
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