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Scientific Name | Psoralea glaucina Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Psoralea axillaris Eckl. & Zeyh., not of L.f. (1782) |
Common Names | Bloutee (a), Blouteebossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(i) |
Assessment Date | 2008/02/04 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <100 km², two small, severely fragmented natural subpopulations remain and two have been reintroduced. Declining due to continued habitat loss to urban development and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Flats. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally damp neutral to alkaline sands below 100 m. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation due to industrial and residential development and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Psoralea glaucina Harv. | CR B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v); C2a(i) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Psoralea glaucina Harv. | Endangered | 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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Psoralea glaucina Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/01 |
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