Biology:Psoralea cataracta
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of plant endemic to the Western Cape
| Psoralea cataracta | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Psoralea |
| Species: | P. cataracta
|
| Binomial name | |
| Psoralea cataracta C.H.Stirt.
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Psoralea cataracta is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It was declared extinct in 2008 in the Red List of South African Plants, with a single specimen collected from the Tulbagh Waterfall in 1804. It was rediscovered 200 years later by Brian Du Preez in November of 2019 in the Winterhoek Mountains near Tulbagh.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape.[3] It is also known by the name waterfall fountainbush.
Description
Psoralea cataracta has small purple flowers dangling on long, thread-like flower stalks.[3]
Distribution
Psoralea cataracta is found around Tulbagh.[4]
Conservation status
As of the 2008 classification, Psoralea cataracta is classified as Extinct.[4]
References
- ↑ "Psoralea cataracta" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/907689-1. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ↑ Preez, Brian du (2019-11-18). "Waterfall Fountainbush (Psoralea cataracta)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35810448.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The rediscovery of the extinct Psoralea cataracta after 200 years" (in en-US). 2020-01-09. https://www.sanbi.org/cape/the-rediscovery-of-the-extinct-psoralea-cataracta-after-200-years/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=327-24.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q65929851 entry
 |  |
