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Scientific Name | Indigofera platypoda E.Mey. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2011/04/02 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 300 km², AOO < 300 km², habitat at three known locations is declining due to coastal development and overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Saldanha Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld |
Description | Occurs on transition between acid and neutral sands in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Threatened by habitat loss to coastal development and overgrazing. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Indigofera platypoda E.Mey. | EN B1ab(ii,iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Indigofera platypoda E.Mey. | Rare | 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.
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. 2011. Indigofera platypoda E.Mey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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