| Scientific Name | Eriosema cordatum E.Mey. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | FABACEAE | Synonyms | Eriosema cordatum E.Mey. var. guenzii (Sond.) Harv., Eriosema guenzii Sond. | Common Names | Lesapo Le Letsehali (ss), Leshetla (ss), Setloli Se Sehola (ss), Ubangalala (z), Umhlabankunzi (z), Uqonsi (z), Uqontsi (z) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2017/09/27 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | Eriosema cordatum is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West | Range | This species is widespread across eastern South Africa, from the Soutpansberg in Limpopo to the Pondoland coast, Eastern Cape. It extends to Lesotho and eSwatini (Swaziland), and occurs less commonly in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Woodbush Granite Grassland, Wolkberg Dolomite Grassland, Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld, Waterberg-Magaliesberg Summit Sourveld, East Griqualand Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Tsakane Clay Grassland, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Maputaland Coastal Belt, Eastern Free State Clay Grassland, Egoli Granite Grassland, Maputaland Wooded Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Transkei Coastal Belt, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Thornveld, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Lydenburg Thornveld, Central Free State Grassland, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, Rand Highveld Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Amersfoort Highveld Clay Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Mthatha Moist Grassland, Carletonville Dolomite Grassland, Zululand Coastal Thornveld, Pretoriuskop Sour Bushveld, Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld, Barberton Serpentine Sourveld, Swaziland Sour Bushveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, Lebombo Summit Sourveld, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Northern Zululand Sourveld, Mamabolo Mountain Bushveld, Tzaneen Sour Bushveld, Legogote Sour Bushveld, Thukela Valley Bushveld, Thukela Thornveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Western Maputaland Clay Bushveld, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Tsomo Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Ithala Quartzite Sourveld, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Income Sandy Grassland, Sekhukhune Mountain Bushveld, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Gauteng Shale Mountain Bushveld, Central Sandy Bushveld, Loskop Mountain Bushveld, Loskop Thornveld, Polokwane Plateau Bushveld, Eastern Valley Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld | Description | It occurs in a variety of habitats, predominantly in grassland. It is quick to colonize disturbed areas. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
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Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eriosema cordatum E.Mey. | 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.
Stirton, C.H. 1981. The Eriosema cordatum complex. II. The Eriosema cordatum and E. nutans groups. Bothalia 13(3&4):281-306.
Verdcourt, B. 2001. Eriosema. In: G.V. Pope and R.M. Polhill (eds). Flora Zambesiaca 3 (Part 5):211-242. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2017. Eriosema cordatum E.Mey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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