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Taxonomy

Scientific Name

Psoralea ensifolia (Houtt.) Merr.

Higher Classification

Dicotyledons

Family

FABACEAE

Synonyms

Anthyllis ensifolia Houtt., Psoralea capitata L.f., Psoralea multicaulis Jacq.

National Status

Status and Criteria

Least Concern

Assessment Date

2006/04/04

Assessor(s)

J.E. Victor & A.P. Dold

Distribution

Endemism

South African endemic

Provincial distribution

Eastern Cape, Western Cape

Habitat and Ecology

Major system

Terrestrial

Population

Population trend

Stable

Assessment History

Taxon assessed	Status and Criteria	Citation/Red List version
Psoralea ensifolia (Houtt.) Merr.	Least Concern	Raimondo et al. (2009)
Psoralea ensifolia (Houtt.) Merr.	Vulnerable	Hilton-Taylor (1996)

Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.

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.

Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.

Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.

Citation

Victor, J.E. & Dold, A.P. 2006. Psoralea ensifolia (Houtt.) Merr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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