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Scientific Name | Sesbania macowaniana Schinz |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/09/18 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | This species is rare in South Africa, but widespread and common in Namibia and Botswana. It faces no threats as it is protected and therefore it is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | This species occurs in Louis Trichardt district in Limpopo, at the Langjan Nature Reserve, extending to Namibia and Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in brackish flats, calcareous pans, and cracks in limestone pavements near springs. |
Threats |
| The South African population is protected within a nature reserve and has no threats. |
Population |
The population trend is stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sesbania macowaniana Schinz | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Gillett, J.B. 1963. Sesbania in Africa (excluding Madagascar) and southern Arabia. Kew Bulletin 17(1):91-159.
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.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2020. Sesbania macowaniana Schinz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/21 |
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