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Scientific Name | Lebeckia contaminata (L.) Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Lebeckia carnosa (E.Mey.) Druce |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/02/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg to the Cape Peninsula and eastwards to Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Lower sandstone slopes and disturbed areas along riverbeds. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lebeckia contaminata (L.) Thunb. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 2011.1 | | Lebeckia contaminata (L.) Thunb. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Le Roux, M.M. and Van Wyk, B.-E. 2008. A revision of Lebeckia sect. Lebeckia: The L. plukenetiana group (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae). South African Journal of Botany 74:600-676.
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. 2012. Lebeckia contaminata (L.) Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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