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Scientific Name | Indigofera magnifica Schrire & V.R.Clark |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | V.R. Clark |
Justification | Indigofera magnifica is a range-restricted species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 12 km². It is known from three locations, and is potentially threatened by climate change-related temperature increases and habitat loss to renewable energy developments. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criteria D2. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the summit plateau of the Toorberg-Koudeveld-Meelberg in the western Sneeuberg in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Karoo Escarpment Grassland |
Description | It occurs in dolerite-derived loamy-clays and black turf soils on high-altitude plateaus, 1700-2150m. |
Threats |
| Karoo Escarpment Grassland is currently utilised mainly for livestock grazing, but this does not appear to negatively impact Indigofera magnifica, plants do not show evidence of damage from foraging or trampling. As a localized, high-altitude summit species, it is likely to be vulnerable to climate change-related increases in temperature. Due to its very restricted range, it is also potentially vulnerable to disturbance and habitat loss to renewable energy developments, particularly wind farms. |
Population |
This species is known from five subpopulations, each subpopulation consists of many cushion like prostrate individuals growing together on black turf. The population is not suspected to be declining at present.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Indigofera magnifica Schrire & V.R.Clark | VU D2 | 2017.1 | |
Bibliography |
Clark, V.R., Schrire, B.D. and Barker, N.P. 2015. Two new species of Indigofera L. (Leguminosae) from the Sneeuberg Centre of Floristic Endemism, Great Escarpment (Eastern and Western Cape, South Africa). PhytoKeys 48:29-41.
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Citation |
| Clark, V.R. 2015. Indigofera magnifica Schrire & V.R.Clark. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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