Inhlanhlenkulu

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Polygala serpentaria Eckl. & Zeyh.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
POLYGALACEAE
Synonyms
Polygala chloroptera Chodat, Polygala laevigata E.Mey., Polygala natalensis Chodat
Common Names
Inhlanhlenkulu (z), Kafferslangwortel (a), Slanghoutjie (a), Slangwortel (a), Uncinci-wafika-umthakwethu (z), Ungqangendlela (z), Ungqengendlela (z)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2004/05/26
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor & A.P. Dold
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Polygala serpentaria Eckl. & Zeyh.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Polygala serpentaria Eckl. & Zeyh.Insufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

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.


Citation
Victor, J.E. & Dold, A.P. 2004. Polygala serpentaria Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/21

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