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Scientific Name | Rhynchosia fleckii Schinz |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Rhynchosia confusa Burtt Davy, Rhynchosia desertorum Harms, Rhynchosia nervosa Benth. ex Harv. var. pauciflora Harv., Rhynchosia oligantha Harms |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common, and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | Widespread across northern South Africa, extending into Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Kalahari thornveld and open wooded grassland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Rhynchosia confusa Burtt Davy | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Baker, E.G. 1923. Revision of South African species of Rhynchosia. Bothalia 1:113-138.
Verdcourt, B. 2001. Rhynchosia. In: G.V. Pope and R.M. Polhill (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 3 (Part 5):168-210. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Citation |
von Staden, L. 2012. Rhynchosia fleckii Schinz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |