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Scientific Name | Calpurnia intrusa (R.Br.in W.T.Aiton) E.Mey. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Calpurnia intrusa (R.Br.in W.T.Aiton) E.Mey. var. glabrata Yakovlev, Calpurnia villosa Harv., Calpurnia villosa Harv. var. intrusa (R.Br. ex Aiton f.) E.Mey., Virgilia intrusa R.Br. in W.T.Aiton |
Common Names | Westelike Geelkeur (a), Western Wild Laburnum (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2022/02/11 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, D.A. Kamundi & J.E. Victor |
Justification | This Western Cape endemic has a small geographic range (extent of occurrence 6737 km²), but it has no known threats and therefore is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. Therefore it is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Western Cape, and has a small distribution range in Swartberg Mountains, from Ladismith to Oudtshoorn. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | This shrub or small tree, up to 6 m tall, is found in Renosterbos-fynbos scrub, karroid scrub, streamsides, at 600-900 m. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Calpurnia intrusa (R.Br.in W.T.Aiton) E.Mey. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Beaumont, A.J., Beckett, R.P., Edwards, T.J. and Stirton, C.H. 1999. Revision of the genus Calpurnia (Sophoreae: Leguminosae). Bothalia 29(1):5-23.
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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Kamundi, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2022. Calpurnia intrusa (R.Br.in W.T.Aiton) E.Mey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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