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Scientific Name | Vachellia robbertsei (P.P.Sw.) Kyal. & Boatwr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Acacia robbertsii P.P.Sw. |
Common Names | Sekhukhune Thorn (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/10/29 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi, J.E. Victor & H. Mtshali |
Justification | This species has a small distribution range, but it has no known threats and therefore is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | It is found in a small geographic range in Sekhukhuneland and in Mpumalanga. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in grassland or savanna biomes where it is associated with magnetite-rich soils. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats, but it is likely to threatened by road expansions. |
Population |
This species is currently known from a few collections. Since it has no known threats, the population is assumed to be stable, but monitoring is required to confirm this assumption.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Vachellia robbertsei (P.P.Sw.) Kyal. & Boatwr. | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Acacia robbertsii P.P.Swartz | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Coates Palgrave, M. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern Africa. 3rd Edition. Struik, Cape Town.
Kyalangalilwa, B., Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. and van der Bank, M. 2013. Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172(4):500-523.
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. & Mtshali, H. 2021. Vachellia robbertsei (P.P.Sw.) Kyal. & Boatwr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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