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Scientific Name | Wiborgiella humilis (Thunb.) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Lebeckia humilis Thunb., Wiborgia apterophora R.Dahlgren, Wiborgia humilis (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/20 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & J.S. Boatwright |
Justification | EOO 451 km², plants at between five and 10 remaining locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to rooibos tea cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Gifberg to Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandy or rocky soils, often near streams. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing, rapid habitat loss to rooibos tea cultivation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Wiborgiella humilis (Thunb.) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 2011.1 | | Wiborgia humilis (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Wiborgia humilis (Thunb.) R.Dahlgren | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Boatwright, J.S., Tilney, P.M. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2010. Taxonomy of Wiborgiella (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae), a genus endemic to the greater Cape Region of South Africa. Systematic Botany 35(2):325-340.
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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Boatwright, J.S. 2011. Wiborgiella humilis (Thunb.) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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