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Scientific Name | Podalyria calyptrata (Retz.) Willd. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Hypocalyptus calyptratus (Retz.) Thunb., Podalyria biflora (L.) Lam. var. angustifolia Walp., Podalyria calyptrata (Retz.) Willd. var. styracifolia (Sims) Walp., Podalyria myrtillifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. (later homonym), not of (Retz.) Willd. (1799), Podalyria styracifolia Sims, Podalyria subbiflora DC., not Benth., Sophora biflora Houtt. (later homonym), not of L. (1759), Sophora calyptrata Retz., Sophora rotundifolia P.J.Bergius var. glabra P.J.Bergius |
Common Names | Ertjiebossie (a), Gewone Keurtjie (a), Keurblom (a), Keurtjie (a), Klapperbos (a), Klapperbossie (a), Large Pink Keurtjie (a), Sweet-pea Bush (e), Water Blossom Pea (e), Waterkeurtjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/11/26 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Podalyria calyptrata is a relatively widespread montane species, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 19 294 km². It is locally common on many mountains in the south-western Cape, and is not threatened. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from the Mountains of the Cape Peninsula to the Hottentots Holland, Riviersonderend, Langeberg, Kleinrivier mountains and the Potberg east of Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Greyton Shale Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Breede Sand Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Robertson Granite Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Fynbos, Breede Shale Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Potberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in mountain fynbos in marshy places in loamy sands below 1000m. |
Threats |
| Invasive alien plants are likely causing some decline, but Podalyria calyptrata is still widespread and common, and unlikely to be in danger of extinction yet. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Podalyria calyptrata (Retz.) Willd. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Podalyria lanceolata Benth. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red Data List of southern African plants. 1. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 26(2):177-182.
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.
Schutte-Vlok, A.L. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2011. A taxonomic revision of Podalyria (Fabaceae). Systematic Botany 36(3):631-660.
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Citation |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2020. Podalyria calyptrata (Retz.) Willd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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