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Scientific Name | Amphithalea ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. erecta Granby |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/22 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 4160 km², AOO 10 km², historically occurred between the Cape Flats, Malmesbury and Hopefield. Over 98% of its habitat has been transformed to urban expansion and wheat cultivation. Only four small, severely fragmented subpopulations remain. Declining due to dense alien plant invasions and too infrequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Historically occurred from Hopefield to the Cape Flats, but now remaining in a small area between Malmesbury and Mamre. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sand plain fynbos. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amphithalea ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. erecta Granby | CR B2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Amphithalea ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. erecta Granby | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Granby, R. 1985. Revision of the genus Amphithalea (Liparieae-Fabaceae). Opera Botanica 80:5-34.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red Data List of southern African plants. 1. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 26(2):177-182.
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 |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Amphithalea ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. erecta Granby. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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