Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Eriosema ellipticifolium Schinz
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011/06/02
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden & A. Dayaram
Justification
Widespread and not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Range
Wolkberg to the Waterberg and southwards along the Highveld and Escarpment to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Grassland
Description
Rocky grasslands.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Eriosema ellipticifolium SchinzLeast 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.


Citation
von Staden, L. & Dayaram, A. 2011. Eriosema ellipticifolium Schinz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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