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Scientific Name | Leobordea difformis (B.-E.van Wyk) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Lotononis difformis B.-E.van Wyk |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/08/31 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter & L. Potter |
Justification | Known from a single location, where part of the habitat is transformed to forestry plantations. Expansion of plantations is a potential threat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Piet Retief. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Highveld Grassland |
Description | Grassland. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lotononis difformis B.-E.van Wyk | VU D2 | 2012.1 | | Lotononis difformis B.-E.van Wyk | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lotononis difformis B.-E.van Wyk | Insufficiently Known | 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 |
| Lötter, M. & Potter, L. 2005. Leobordea difformis (B.-E.van Wyk) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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