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Scientific Name | Macrotyloma coddii Verdc. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/13 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & H. Mtshali |
Justification | EOO 42 km², known from two locations that are potentially threatened by overgrazing and a too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Kranskop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Valley Bushveld, KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland |
Description | Stony sandstone grassland, 1000 m. |
Threats |
| This species is potentially threatened by overgrazing and too frequent burning of rangelands. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Macrotyloma coddii Verdc. | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Macrotyloma coddii Verdc. | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Macrotyloma coddii Verdc. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
Verdcourt, B. 1982. A revision of Macrotyloma (Leguminosae). Hooker's Icones Plantarum 38(4):1-138.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Mtshali, H. 2015. Macrotyloma coddii Verdc. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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