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Scientific Name | Podalyria cordata (Thunb.) R.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Hypocalyptus cordatus (Thunb.) Thunb., Sophora cordata Thunb. |
Common Names | Keurtjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/08 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & A.L. Schutte-Vlok |
Justification | EOO 800 km², AOO <100 km², 10 known locations are declining due to ongoing habitat degradation through alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Waaihoek to Hottentots Holland Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Breede Shale Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Podalyria cordata R.Br. | VU B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Podalyria cordata R.Br. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Schutte-Vlok, A.L. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2011. A taxonomic revision of Podalyria (Fabaceae). Systematic Botany 36(3):631-660.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2012. Podalyria cordata (Thunb.) R.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02 |
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