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Scientific Name | Lotononis burchellii Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/09/16 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread species known from only a few records, but quite likely overlooked and not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Northern Cape, North West |
Range | This species is distributed from Zeerust to Bloemfontein and Griekwastad, possibly extending to Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Its habitat is unknown. |
Population |
The species is known from only a few records, scattered over a very wide area. It however occurs in one of South Africa's botanically most poorly explored areas, and is highly likely to be overlooked, rather than rare or threatened. The type specimen is from an imprecise locality, which may be from Botswana.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lotononis burchellii Benth. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Van Wyk, B.E. 1991. A synopsis of the genus Lotononis (Fabaceae: Crotalarieae). Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 14:1-292.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Lotononis burchellii Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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