Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Podalyria leipoldtii L.Bolus ex A.L.Schutte
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
Synonyms
Hypocalyptus sericeus Thunb., not Podalyria sericea (Andrews) R.Br.
Common Names
Keurtjie (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012/11/19
Assessor(s)
A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo
Justification
A montane species that is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Cederberg Mountains near Clanwilliam to Piketberg Mountain.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Mountain Fynbos in loamy soils.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Podalyria leipoldtii L.BolusLeast 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.


Citation
Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2012. Podalyria leipoldtii L.Bolus ex A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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