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Scientific Name | Lotononis glabrescens (Dummer) B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Buchenroedera glabrescens Dummer |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/08 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | Known from only three collections. Too little is known about this species' distribution, habitat and population to determine its status. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Central and northern KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Unknown. |
Threats |
| Unknown. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Notes |
| Lotononis glabrescens and L. amajubica are only superficially distinct. Further studies may show that it does not warrant recognition as a separate taxon (Van Wyk 1991). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lotononis glabrescens (Dummer) B.-E.van Wyk | Data Deficient | 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 |
| Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2015. Lotononis glabrescens (Dummer) B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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