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Scientific Name | Wiborgiella leipoldtiana (Schltr. ex R.Dahlgren) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Lebeckia leipoldtiana Schltr. ex R.Dahlgren |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/20 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | The most widespread and common species in the genus. It is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Steinkopf to the Bokkeveld Plateau, eastern Cederberg, and Sutherland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Well, drained, sandy, clay or rocky slopes in renosterveld and arid fynbos, and also in disturbed roadsides. |
Threats |
| Plants are grazed by livestock (Boatwright et al. 2010), but this is not suspected to be a severe threat as this species is widespread, common and tolerant of disturbance. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lebeckia leipoldtiana Schltr. ex R.Dahlgren | 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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2011. Wiborgiella leipoldtiana (Schltr. ex R.Dahlgren) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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