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Scientific Name | Indigofera candolleana Meisn. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Anila mauritanica (L.) Kuntze, Anila mauritanica (L.) Kuntze var. oligantha Kuntze, Indigofera alopecuroides E.Mey., not of (Burm.f.) DC. (1825), Indigofera coriacea Aiton var. hirta Harv., Indigofera mauritanica (L.) Thunb. var. erecta Eckl. & Zeyh. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/03 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 124 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandstone fynbos. |
Threats |
| No severe threats: 90% of this species' habitat is protected within the Table Mountain National Park. Although parts of this species' range, such as Silvermine Valley, were formerly invaded by alien invasive plants, alien plants have been largely cleared, but ongoing clearing and management is required to prevent reinvasion. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Indigofera candolleana Meisn. | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Indigofera candolleana Meisn. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2013. Indigofera candolleana Meisn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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