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Scientific Name | Amphithalea rostrata A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/22 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A highly range-restricted species (EOO and AOO<10 km²), with two known locations. Some habitat has been lost to quarrying and the population is currently declining due to alien plant invasions of the habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Carruthers Hill, southeast of Pearly Beach. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, sandy, stony south-facing slopes, 120 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amphithalea rostrata A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Amphithalea rostrata A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk | Endangered | 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.
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Citation |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Amphithalea rostrata A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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