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Scientific Name | Leobordea mollis (E.Mey.) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Lotononis mollis (E.Mey.) Benth. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/23 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Fewer than 1000 mature individuals occur at two known locations. Potentially threatened by livestock grazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Kamiesberg and Nuweveld Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland, Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld |
Description | Karroid shrubland. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lotononis mollis (E.Mey.) Benth. | VU D1+2 | 2012.1 | | Lotononis mollis (E.Mey.) Benth. | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lotononis mollis (E.Mey.) Benth. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
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 |
| Vlok, J.H., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Leobordea mollis (E.Mey.) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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