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Scientific Name | Wiborgiella inflata (Bolus) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Lebeckia inflata Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/20 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 3024 km²), but locally common montane species that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Hermanus. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Damp streambanks on south-facing sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| No severe threats. Most of this species' habitat is protected. |
Population |
A reseeder that is locally common in the first two years after fire.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lebeckia inflata Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boatwright, J.S., Tilney, P.M. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2010. Taxonomy of Wiborgiella (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae), a genus endemic to the greater Cape Region of South Africa. Systematic Botany 35(2):325-340.
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.
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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2011. Wiborgiella inflata (Bolus) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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