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Scientific Name | Indigofera amitina N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Burrows, M. Lötter & L. von Staden |
Justification | A habitat specialist, known from only six collections, but is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Between Barberton, Waterval Boven and Amsterdam. Also occurs in north-eastern Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swaziland Sour Bushveld, Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland |
Description | Riparian habitats in grassland and bushveld. |
Threats |
| No known threats. Riverine habitat could possibly be affected by alien invasives, but surveys are needed to determine whether alien species are impacting on this particular species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Flowers from February to March. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Indigofera amitina N.E.Br. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Brown, N.E. 1925. New species of Indigofera from the Transvaal and Swaziland. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1925(3):142-159.
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 |
| Burrows, J.E., Lötter, M. & von Staden, L. 2006. Indigofera amitina N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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