Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Indigofera densa N.E.Br.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011/06/10
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden & A. Dayaram
Justification
A range-restricted species (EOO 5 543 km²) known from only 15 records. It is suspected to be overlooked and occurs on rocky mountain slopes where it is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Mpumalanga
Range
Lydenburg to Mbabane.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Grassland
Description
Rocky slopes.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Indigofera densa N.E.Br.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

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.


Schrire, B.D. 1991. Systematic studies in the African Indigofereae (Leguminosae - Papilionioideae). University of Natal.


Citation
von Staden, L. & Dayaram, A. 2011. Indigofera densa N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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