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Scientific Name | Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Capassa violacea Klotzsch, Derris violacea (Klotzsch) Harms, Lonchocarpus capassa Rolfe, Lonchocarpus violaceus (Klotzsch) Oliv. |
Common Names | Apple-leaf (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/11/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common species that is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species occurs in Limpopo and Mpumalanga Lowveld, southwards through Swaziland to the southern end of the Lebombo Mountains in KwaZulu-Natal. It is widespread further north to Angola and Tanzania. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in alluvial flats in bushveld. |
Population |
This species is common in the Kruger National Park.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna 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.
Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.
Schrire, B.D. 2000. A synopsis of the genus Philenoptera (Leguminosae-Millettieae) from Africa and Madagascar. Kew Bulletin 55(1):81-94.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Philenoptera violacea (Klotzsch) Schrire. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15 |
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