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Scientific Name | Amphithalea esterhuyseniae (Granby) A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Coelidium esterhuyseniae Granby |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/23 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 50 km², only two known locations. Potentially threatened by too frequent fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Steep, rocky, south-facing slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amphithalea esterhuyseniae (Granby) A.L.Schutte | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 esterhuyseniae (Granby) A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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