Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Amphithalea ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. minuta Granby
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Critically Rare
Assessment Date
2005/08/16
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO<5 km², known from one high altitude site. Not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Riviersonderend Mountains, Skilpadkop.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Fynbos, on rocky, south-facing slopes, 1300 m.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Amphithalea ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. minuta GranbyCritically Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Amphithalea ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. minuta GranbyRare 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.


Citation
Raimondo, D. 2005. Amphithalea ericifolia (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. minuta Granby. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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