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brachypetala

Taxon

Schotia brachypetala Sond.

Protologue Linnaea 23(1): 39. 1850 [Feb 1850]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 082.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 082.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 083.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 083.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 084.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Mtunzini. Twinstr. Mick's Park. 2 Oct 03. 084.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Kloof Gorge. Uve Trial. 28 Sep 03. 048.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Kloof Gorge. Uve Trial. 28 Sep 03. 048.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Lodge. 30 Sep 03. 038.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Lodge. 30 Sep 03. 038.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Lodge. 30 Sep 03. 039.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Lodge. 30 Sep 03. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Lodge. 30 Sep 03. 036.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Lodge. 30 Sep 03. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Lodge. 30 Sep 03. 041.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Lodge. 30 Sep 03. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Lodge. 30 Sep 03. 040.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Lodge. 30 Sep 03. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Lodge. 30 Sep 03. 037.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. Hilltop Lodge. 30 Sep 03. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 20 Nov 02. 011.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 20 Nov 02. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 20 Nov 02. 012.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 20 Nov 02. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 20 Nov 02. 013.jpg

Schotia brachypetala--So. Africa. Cape Province. Kirstenbosch Bot. Gard. 20 Nov 02. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe; introduced into Kenya, Pakistan, Queensland, Uganda (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

November 20, 2002

Location

South Africa, Mpumalanga, Ehlanzeni (Thaba Chweu, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden | Lydenburg)

-25.315833, 30.495278

Location Remarks

Rhodes Dr., Newlands, Cape Town

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

September 28, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 2, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

September 30, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Schotia

Specific Epithet

brachypetala

Authorship

Sond.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#327,947 of 335,497

Top 98%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →