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Scientific Name | Indigofera triquetra E.Mey. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/10 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. Potter |
Justification | EOO <5600 km², habitat at five to 10 locations continue to decline due to expanding wheat, vineyard, rooibos tea and olive cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg to Malmesbury and Tulbagh. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Breede Shale Fynbos, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Renosterveld-fynbos scrub, 200-400 m. |
Threats |
| Agriculture was a severe threat in the past. It appears to be a species that occurs on lower slopes on clay soils and little of this habitat remains around Piquetberg and Tulbagh (D. Raimondo 2005). |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Indigofera triquetra E.Mey. | VU B1ab(ii,iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Indigofera triquetra 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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Potter, L. 2008. Indigofera triquetra E.Mey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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