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Scientific Name | Cleome macrophylla (Klotzsch) Briq. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Synonyms | Cleome macrophylla (Klotzsch) Briq. var. maculatiflora (Merxm.) Wild |
Common Names | Large-leaved Spindlepod (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/01/27 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | A widespread, tropical species reaching the southern end of its distribution range within South Africa, where it is confined to the Maputaland coastal flats of northern KwaZulu-Natal, the Mpumalanga Lowveld, and far eastern and northern Limpopo Province. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Sandy soils in open woodland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cleome macrophylla (Klotzsch) Briq. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cleome macrophylla (Klotzsch) Briq. | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Codd, L.E. and Kers, L.E. 1970. Cleome. In: L.E. Codd, B. De Winter, D.J.B. Killick and H.B. Rycroft (eds). Flora of southern Africa 13:119-140. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2012. Cleome macrophylla (Klotzsch) Briq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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