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Scientific Name | Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. tenuis (E.Mey.) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Common Names | Coastal Cow Pea (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/07/31 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape coasts, extending northwards through Mozambique to Malawi and Zambia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Coastal grasslands, sandy places close to the coast. Also in miombo woodland further north. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. tenuis (E.Mey.) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier var. ovata (E.Mey.) B.J.Pienaar | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. tenuis (E.Mey.) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier var. tenuis | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Pasquet, R.S. 2001. Vigna. In: G.V. Pope and R.M. Polhill (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 3 (Part 5):121-156. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Pienaar, B.J. and Van Wyk, A.E. 1992. The Vigna unguiculata complex (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 58(6):414-429.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. tenuis (E.Mey.) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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