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Scientific Name | Rafnia racemosa Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. pumila G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/10 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & G. Campbell-Young |
Justification | This species is known from one site and resprouts after fire. It is not threatened and is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concern but is nationally recognised as Critically Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It occurs in Du Toit's Kloof Mountains, between Goudini Sneeukop and Deception Peak. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow on rocky slopes in montane fynbos. |
Threats |
| No threats have been reported for this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rafnia racemosa Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. pumila G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk | Critically Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Campbell, G.J. and Van Wyk, B.-E. 2001. A taxonomic revision of Rafnia (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae). South African Journal of Botany 67(2):90-149.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Campbell-Young, G. 2006. Rafnia racemosa Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. pumila G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/21 |
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