Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Podalyria rotundifolia (P.J.Bergius) A.L.Schutte
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
Synonyms
Podalyria amoena Eckl. & Zeyh., Podalyria calyptrata (Retz.) Willd. var. villosa Walp., Podalyria canescens E.Mey., Sophora rotundifolia P.J.Bergius, Sophora rotundifolia P.J.Bergius var. tomentosa P.J.Bergius
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2012/11/09
Assessor(s)
A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo
Justification
A montane species which is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cederberg Mountains near Clanwilliam, south-eastwards to the Hottentots Holland and Langeberg mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Streambanks in rocky, sandy soil in mountain fynbos.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Podalyria canescens E.Mey.Least Concern 2012.1
Podalyria amoena Eckl. & Zeyh.Least Concern 2012.1
Podalyria amoena Eckl. & Zeyh.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Podalyria canescens E.Mey.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

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 rotundifolia (P.J.Bergius) A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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