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Scientific Name | Amphithalea minima (Granby) A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Coelidium minimum Granby |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/22 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Over 90% of the habitat of this species at its only known location has been transformed for Rooibos tea cultivation. Remaining habitat at this site is severely degraded due to overgrazing. It is therefore highly likely that this species is extinct. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Glen Ridge on the Bokkeveld Escarpment near Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos on rocky outcrops. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amphithalea minima (Granby) A.L.Schutte | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Coelidium minimum Granby | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red Data List of southern African plants. 1. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 26(2):177-182.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Amphithalea minima (Granby) A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/27 |
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