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Scientific Name | Lessertia pappeana Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Lessertia astragalina Pappe |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/08 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | A poorly known species. The genus Lessertia has not been revised and the taxonomic status of this species needs to be confirmed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Unknown. The type was collected at Tulbagh. A few other collections placed with this species are from Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Cape Town. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Unknown. |
Threats |
| Unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lessertia pappeana Harv. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Bolus, L. 1915. Notes on Lessertia with descriptions of six new species and a key. Annals of the Bolus Herbarium 1(3):87-96.
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.
Harvey, W.H. 1861. Leguminosae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis II (Leguminosae to Loranthaceae):1-285. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2011. Lessertia pappeana Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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