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Scientific Name | Otholobium swartbergense C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/04 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 418 km². It occurs at six locations and is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants in at least three of these. It is listed as Near Threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in the Groot Swartberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on streamsides and seeps on sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| Field observations noted alien invasive plants present in this species' habitat on the lower slopes of the Swartberg. These could potentially outcompete native species if they are not cleared. Too frequent fires have also been observed across most of this species' range. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of Otholobium swartbergense.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Otholobium swartbergense C.H.Stirt. | NT D2 | 2020.1 | | Otholobium swartbergense C.H.Stirt. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Otholobium swartbergense C.H.Stirt. | 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. 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.
Stirton, C. 1986. Notes on the genus Otholobium (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae). South African Journal of Botany 52(1):1-6.
Stirton, C. 1989. A revision of Otholobium C.H.Stirton (Papilionoideae, Leguminosae). Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Otholobium swartbergense C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/15 |
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