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Scientific Name | Leobordea divaricata Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Lipozygis calycina E.Mey., Lotononis brierleyae Baker f., Lotononis calycina (E.Mey.) Benth., Lotononis calycina (E.Mey.) Benth. var. acuta Dummer, Lotononis calycina (E.Mey.) Benth. var. hirsutissima Dummer, Lotononis divaricata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Benth., Lotononis orthorrhiza Conrath, Lotononis tenella Harv., Lotononis tenella Harv. var. hirsutissima Harv., Telina genuflexa E.Mey. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/07 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across the eastern and central interior of South Africa, extending to Lesotho and Namibia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Rocky montane grassland and bushveld. |
Population |
One of the most common species of Leobordea in southern Africa (Van Wyk 1991).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lotononis calycina (E.Mey.) Benth. | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Lotononis divaricata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Benth. | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Lotononis divaricata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Benth. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lotononis calycina (E.Mey.) Benth. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boatwright, J.S., Wink, M. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2011. The generic concept of Lotononis (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae): Reinstatement of the genera Euchlora, Leobordea and Listia and the new genus Ezoloba. Taxon 60(1):161-177.
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.
Van Wyk, B.E. 1991. A synopsis of the genus Lotononis (Fabaceae: Crotalarieae). Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 14:1-292.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2011. Leobordea divaricata Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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