Psoralea arborea
Encyclopedia
Psoralea arborea is a species of legume in the Fabaceae
family.
It is found in South Africa
and Swaziland
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
family.
It is found in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and Swaziland
Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. 1998. Psoralea arborea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.