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Scientific Name | Amphithalea pageae (L.Bolus) A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Coelidium pageae L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/03 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok, D. Raimondo, N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 1946 km², plants at seven known locations continue to decline due to overgrazing and habitat loss to agricultural expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Montagu to Swellendam. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Little Karoo, Robertson Karoo, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Dry karoo shale and renosterveld. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened by habitat degradation due to overgrazing around McGregor and Montagu. Between Montagu and Swellendam, much of this species' renosterveld habitat has already been lost to expanding vineyards and the cultivation of other crops, and loss is continuing. |
Population |
A range-restricted, but locally abundant species, with subpopulations consisting of many thousands of plants (N.A. Helme, pers. obs.).
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Protected in Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amphithalea pageae (L.Bolus) A.L.Schutte | VU B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Coelidium pageae L.Bolus | Rare | 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.
Granby, R. 1980. Revision of the genus Coelidium (Liparieae-Fabaceae). Opera Botanica 54:27-35.
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.
Schutte, A.L. 1998. A re-evaluation of the generic status of Amphithalea and Coelidium (Fabaceae). Taxon 47:55-65.
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Citation |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L., Raimondo, D., Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2013. Amphithalea pageae (L.Bolus) A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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