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Scientific Name | Pearsonia callistoma Campb.-Young & K.Balkwill |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/07/08 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 200 km², AOO <200 km², habitat at two of four known locations is being degraded by livestock overgrazing and alien plant invasion, causing a continuing decline in mature individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Wolkberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland |
Description | Montane grassland on dry dolomites of the Chuniespoort formation. |
Threats |
| Threatened by habitat degradation as a result of heavy overgrazing and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pearsonia callistoma Campb.-Young & K.Balkwill | EN B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Pearsonia callistoma Campb.-Young & K.Balkwill | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Campbell-Young, G.J. and Balkwill, K. 2001. A new species of Pearsonia (Fabaceae) from dolomites in Northern Province, South Africa. Nordic Journal of Botany 20(5):547-555.
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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2008. Pearsonia callistoma Campb.-Young & K.Balkwill. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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