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Scientific Name | Podalyria orbicularis (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Crotalaria orbicularis E.Mey., Podalyria reticulata Harv. |
Common Names | Keurtjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/08 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO, AOO <593 km², fewer than 10 known locations continue to decline due to alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Caledon Swartberg and Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Moist, south-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| Alien invasive plants occur on both the Caledon Swartberg and Riviersonderend Mountains and are causing a continuing decline. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Podalyria reticulata Harv. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 2012.1 | | Podalyria reticulata Harv. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Podalyria orbicularis E.Mey. | VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Podalyria reticulata Harv. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Podalyria orbicularis E.Mey. | 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. 1. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 26(2):177-182.
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 |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2012. Podalyria orbicularis (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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