Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Leobordea plicata (B.-E.van Wyk) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
Synonyms
Lotononis plicata B.-E.van Wyk
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2006/04/10
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo
Justification
Two known locations are potentially threatened by overgrazing by livestock.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Vanrhynsdorp to Bitterfontein.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland
Description
Rocky outcrops in Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland.
Threats
Habitat degradation
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Lotononis plicata B.-E.van WykVU D22012.1
Lotononis plicata B.-E.van WykVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Lotononis plicata B.-E.van WykRare 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.


Citation
Raimondo, D. 2006. Leobordea plicata (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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