Psoralea fascicularis DC.
VU Indigenous Endemic

Morphological description

Resprouting shrub to 2.5 m. Leaves (1-)3-foliolate; stipules large, adnate. Flowers in loosely capitate inflorescences, purple and white. From: Stirton, CH; Schutte, AL. 2012. Fabaceae: Psoralea L. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 571-576. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

Mountain and lowland fynbos, 100-600 m. From: Stirton, CH; Schutte, AL. 2012. Fabaceae: Psoralea L. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 571-576. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Cape Peninsula to Hermanus. From: Stirton, CH; Schutte, AL. 2012. Fabaceae: Psoralea L. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 571-576. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Flowering time

September

Altitude

100 to 600 m

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Psoralea fascicularis DC.

Published in: Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2: 217 (1825)

Type: South Africa, sides of Table Mountain, Harvey s.n. (TCD0002445, neo.). Neotype designated by Bello et al., Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 200(1): 61-61 (2022).

Synonym(s)

Psoralea tenuifolia Thunb., nom.illegit., non L. (1753)

Published in: Prodr. Pl. Cap. 2: 135 (1800)


Psoralea thunbergiana Eckl. & Zeyh.

Published in: Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 2: 225 (1836)


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

ORDER Fabales

FAMILY Fabaceae

SUBGENUS Psoralea

16 results for Psoralea fascicularis DC.

Specimen records

Barcode: PRE0427341-0 Collector(s) & number: Gillett, MC, 4431 | 1938-9-27

South Africa, Western Cape, CALEDON DIST.; SHAWS MT.; VALLEY S. OF SHAWS MT.

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Barcode: NBG0265344-0 Collector(s) & number: Walters, M, s.n. | 1971-12-1

South Africa, Western Cape, Stellenbosch, above dam at Coetzenburg.

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Barcode: PRE0427340-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 677 | 1936-8-

South Africa, Western Cape, CAPE PENINSULA DIST.; HOUT BAY; GOLF COURSE

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Barcode: PRE0700878-0 Collector(s) & number: Forbes, HML, 89 | 1924-10-28

South Africa, Western Cape, KIRSTENBOSCH; NAT. BOT. GARDENS

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Barcode: PRE0425870-0 Collector(s) & number: Verdoorn, IC, PRE 55193 | --

South Africa, Western Cape, KIRSTENBOSCH BOT.GAR

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Barcode: NBG0203607-0 Collector(s) & number: Dorse, C, s.n. | 2005-10-10

South Africa, Western Cape, Stellenbosch, Spier Wine Estate, base of Slangkop granite dome.

General notes: Fynbos biome. Depression. Seasonally waterlogged, loam soil. Granite. Full sun. No biotic effect seen. Shrub. Low, sprawling shrublet to 60 cm. Flowers mauve.

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Observation records

Date: 12/22/2007 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 10/29/2014 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 10/24/2020 12:53:00 PM

Western Cape

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Date: 10/24/2019 7:02:59 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 9/6/2020 9:12:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 6/20/2020 9:29:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 6/20/2020 9:11:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 7/7/2021 12:25:00 PM

Western Cape

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Date: 7/7/2021 1:20:00 PM

Western Cape

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Date: 7/7/2021 12:59:00 PM

Western Cape

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2012

SERIES CHAPTER

Fabaceae: Psoralea L. Stirton, CH; Schutte, AL

In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 571-576

South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria

1937

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

The genus Psoralea Linn. Forbes, HML

Bothalia 3: 116-136

1862

FLORA CHAPTER

Leguminosae Harvey, WH

In: WH Harvey & OW Sonder (eds), Leguminosae to Loranthaceae. Flora Capensis 2: 1-285

Lovell Reeve & Co. Ltd., London

No results found for Psoralea fascicularis DC.

Status

Status and criteria

VU

Assessor(s)

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