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Scientific Name | Sesbania macowaniana Schinz |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/24 |
Assessor(s) | F. Cholo & W. Foden |
Justification | Rare in South Africa, but widespread and common in Namibia and Botswana. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Louis Trichardt district, Langjan Nature Reserve. Also in Namibia and Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Brackish flats, calcareous pans, and cracks in limestone pavements near springs. |
Threats |
| The South African population is protected. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sesbania macowaniana Schinz | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Gillett, J.B. 1963. Sesbania in Africa (excluding Madagascar) and southern Arabia. Kew Bulletin 17(1):91-159.
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.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Citation |
| Cholo, F. & Foden, W. 2011. Sesbania macowaniana Schinz. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/16 |
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