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Scientific Name | Tephrosia brummittii Schrire |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/31 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and relatively common species. It is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species occurs in Maputaland coastal plain and the Lebombo Mountains on the border between Swaziland and Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Coastal Forest, Scarp Forest, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Maputaland Wooded Grassland, Maputaland Coastal Belt, Subtropical Dune Thicket |
Description | Plants grow in open grassland on coastal dunes and streambanks and forest margins on the Lebombo Mountains. |
Threats |
| There is severe, ongoing degradation of natural vegetation on the Maputaland coastal flats due to expanding rural settlements and agriculture. This species has been recorded from disturbed places such as roadsides, but field surveys are needed to confirm its persistence within densely populated areas. |
Population |
A common species that is somewhat resilient to disturbance.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tephrosia brummittii Schrire | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Tephrosia brummittii Schrire | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
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.
Schrire, B.D. 1987. A synopsis of Tephrosia subgenus Barbistyla (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. Bothalia 17(1):7-15.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Tephrosia brummittii Schrire. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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