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Scientific Name | Indigofera hispida Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Indigofera lotoides E.Mey. (later homonym), not of Lam. (1789), Indigofera rhodantha Fourc. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1b(iii)+2b(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2022/11/22 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This species has a restricted range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 3119 km², but within its habitat it is still fairly widespread, occurring at between 20 and 30 locations. Alien invasive plants, particularly escaped pine seedlings, continue to spread into its habitat at many locations, and the population is inferred to be declining due to this ongoing habitat degradation. It therefore nearly meets the thresholds for Vulnerable under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces, between Nature's Valley and Humansdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It grows in montane fynbos, 100-1000 m. |
Threats |
| Although this species has lost a large proportion of its historical habitat to crop cultivation and timber plantations, it is still fairly widespread. There is no further ongoing expansion of timber plantations, but fynbos areas surrounding the plantations are infested with spreading, unmanaged alien invasive plants. |
Population |
The population size and trend are not known, however, a continuing decline is inferred from competition from alien invasive plants that continue to spread and increase in density within its habitat.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Indigofera hispida Eckl. & Zeyh. | VU B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Indigofera hispida Eckl. & Zeyh. | Insufficiently Known | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| Mtshali, H. 2022. Indigofera hispida Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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