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Scientific Name | Sphenostylis marginata E.Mey. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Vigna marginata (E.Mey.) Benth. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/03 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Mariepskop to the Umtamvuna River, also occurring in Swaziland and Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Creeper over bushes on rocky hillsides, forest margins and in riparian zones. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sphenostylis marginata E.Mey. subsp. marginata | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Verdcourt, B. and Doygaard, S. 2001. Sphenostylis. In: G.V. Pope and R.M. Polhill (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 3 (Part 5):68-73. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2011. Sphenostylis marginata E.Mey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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