Psoralea cataracta
Psoralea cataracta is a species of flowering plant in the genus Psoralea. It was declared extinct in 2008 in the Red Data 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.[3] It is endemic to the Western Cape.[4] It is also known by the name waterfall fountainbush.
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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. | |
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Description
Psoralea cataracta has small purple flowers dangling on long, thread-like flower stalks.[4]
Distribution
Psoralea cataracta is found around Tulbagh.[1]
Conservation status
As of the 2008 classification, Psoralea cataracta is classified as Extinct.[1]
References
- "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- "Psoralea cataracta". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- Preez, Brian du (2019-11-18). "Waterfall Fountainbush (Psoralea cataracta)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- "The rediscovery of the extinct Psoralea cataracta after 200 years". SANBI. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
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