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Scientific Name | Amphithalea spinosa (Harv.) A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Coelidium spinosum Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/07/22 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <3000 km², less than 10 locations are known. Some habitat has been transformed to vineyards and the population is currently declining due to livestock grazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River Valley to Witteberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Robertson Karoo, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Montane fynbos and renosterveld-fynbos scrub, 900-1300 m. |
Threats |
| In the Hex River Valley subpopulations are likely to have been lost to vineyard expansion as most of this valley is now transformed. Small fragments of natural vegetation remains and loss continues. Between the Hex River Valley and Laingsburg plants are threatened by overgrazing by livestock. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amphithalea spinosa (Harv.) A.L.Schutte | VU B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Coelidium spinosum Harv. | 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.
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 |
| Helme, N.A., Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Amphithalea spinosa (Harv.) A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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