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Scientific Name | Rhynchosia totta (Thunb.) DC. var. venulosa (Hiern) Verdc. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Dolichos venulosus Hiern, Rhynchosia hirsuta Schinz, Rhynchosia totta (Thunb.) DC. var. fenchelii Schinz, Rhynchosia venulosa (Hiern) K.Schum. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is widespread, common and not threatened. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | It is widespread in the summer rainfall areas of northern and eastern South Africa, and northwards through tropical and East Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in grassland, Acacia thicket, and wooded grassland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rhynchosia totta (Thunb.) DC. var. fenchelii Schinz | Least Concern | 2011.1 | | Rhynchosia venulosa (Hiern) K.Schum. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Strid, A. 1968. A new species of Lonchostoma (Bruniaceae). Botaniska Notiser 121:312-315.
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. 2011. Rhynchosia totta (Thunb.) DC. var. venulosa (Hiern) Verdc. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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