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Scientific Name | Amphithalea bowiei (Benth.) A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Coelidium bowiei Benth. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/22 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 16 320 km²),with only two known locations. Potentially threatened by alien plant invasions of the habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Houwhoek to Kleinmond. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Montane fynbos, 300-600 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amphithalea bowiei (Benth.) A.L.Schutte | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Coelidium bowiei Benth. | Vulnerable | 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. 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 bowiei (Benth.) A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2024.1. Accessed on 2025/10/14 |
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