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Scientific Name | Podalyria hirsuta (Aiton) Willd. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Podalyria cordata (Thunb.) R.Br. var. minor Walp., Podalyria intermedia Eckl. & Zeyh., Podalyria meyeriana Eckl. & Zeyh., Podalyria thunbergiana Eckl. & Zeyh., Sophora hirsuta Aiton |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/11/26 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Podalyria hirsuta is a widespread montane species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 11 990 km². It is not threatened, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Hottentots Holland, Langeberg, Riviersonderend, and Potberg mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, Potberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in moist areas or seepages in rocky, loamy, sandy soil in mountain fynbos. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Podalyria hirsuta. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Podalyria hirsuta (Aiton) Willd. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2020. Podalyria hirsuta (Aiton) Willd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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