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Scientific Name | Melolobium subspicatum Conrath |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/12/20 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & M.F. Pfab |
Justification | Very small pockets of suitable habitat remain within the Gauteng province (AOO estimated <20 km²). Development is currently prohibited on any locations where it occurs, and although most of the habitat has already been lost, there is no continuing decline. Habitat fragmentation has however resulted in an altered fire regime (fires occur either too frequently or not at all), which may potentially affect the remaining subpopulations. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, North West |
Range | Krugersdorp to Pretoria. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Soweto Highveld Grassland, Egoli Granite Grassland, Carletonville Dolomite Grassland |
Description | Grassland. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Changes in native species dynamics |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Melolobium subspicatum Conrath | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Melolobium subspicatum Conrath | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v); C1+2a(i) | Pfab and Victor (2002) | |
Bibliography |
Moteetee, A. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2006. A revision of the genus Melolobium (Genisteae, Fabaceae). South African Journal of Botany 72:51-98.
Pfab, M.F. and Victor, J.E. 2002. Threatened plants of Gauteng, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 68:370-375.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Pfab, M.F. 2005. Melolobium subspicatum Conrath. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/21 |
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