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Scientific Name | Podalyria variabilis A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Podalyria glauca Eckl. & Zeyh. (in part), not of DC., Podalyria myrtillifolia in sense of Benth., not of (Retz.) Willd. (misapplied name) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/16 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This taxon mostly occurs in montane areas, and is not considered threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Tygerberg Hills to Hottentots Holland and Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos or renosterveld on quartzite in rocky, clayey soil or in rocky sandy soil. |
Threats |
| Invasive alien plants pose a moderate threat to some subpopulations, but is unlikely to cause extensive decline or the extinction of this species in the near future. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Podalyria variabilis A.L.Schutte | Least Concern | 2013.1 | | Podalyria variabilis A.L.Schutte | Least Concern | 2013.1 | |
Bibliography |
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 variabilis A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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