Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus orbiculata Benth.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Critically Rare
Assessment Date
2006/05/16
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme, T. Nkonki & J.E. Victor
Justification
A rare, high altitude habitat specialist that is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Matroosberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation
Description
Shale bands at 1250 m.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus orbiculata Benth.Critically Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus orbiculata Benth.Insufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus orbiculata Benth.Uncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Dahlgren, R. 1988. Crotalarieae (Aspalathus). In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 16 Fabaceae, Part 3 Papilionoideae, Fascicle 6:1-430. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Citation
Helme, N.A., Nkonki, T. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Aspalathus orbiculata Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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