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Psoralea cataracta

Psoralea cataracta
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms[1]
  • Hallia filiformis Harv.

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

  1. ^ "Psoralea cataracta". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ Preez, Brian du (2019-11-18). "Waterfall Fountainbush (Psoralea cataracta)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  3. ^ a b "The rediscovery of the extinct Psoralea cataracta after 200 years". SANBI. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  4. ^ a b "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme. Retrieved 2022-04-15.


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