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Scientific Name | Indigofera damarana Merxm. & A.Schreib. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Indigofera wilmaniae Baker f. ex J.B.Gillett |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/09/28 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Indigofera is in need of taxonomic revision and species are difficult to identify. It is not certain whether collections from the Northern Cape represent this species, or whether it is a Namibian endemic. However, in either case it is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | The species was originally described from central Namibia (Merxmüller and Schreiber 1957). Collections from Bushmanland and the Gordonia district in the Northern Cape have been placed with this taxon. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kimberley Thornveld, Olifantshoek Plains Thornveld, Northern Upper Karoo, Bushmanland Arid Grassland |
Description | It occurs on rocky outcrops and hills in thornveld. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Indigofera damarana Merxm. & A.Schreib. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Merxmüller, H. and Schreiber, A. 1957. Einige neue Leguminosen aus Südwestafrika. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 27(2):267-277.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Indigofera damarana Merxm. & A.Schreib. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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