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Scientific Name | Amphithalea vlokii (A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk) A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Coelidium vlokii A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2c |
Assessment Date | 2009/02/19 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok, A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from one location, a municipal commonage near Uniondale and where >50% of the habitat have been lost to quarrying and the construction of a cellular telephone mast over the past 50 years (generation length 30 years). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Uniondale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Uniondale Shale Renosterveld, Kouga Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Renosterveld-fynbos scrub on clayish soil. |
Threats |
| A subpopulation on the Uniondale municipal commonage has declined due to habitat loss to an expanding quarry and plants have also been los to the construction of a telecommunications mast. About 50% of this species' habitat is already transformed. Alien invasive plants present in the area pose a potential threat if they remain unmanaged. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amphithalea vlokii (A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk) A.L.Schutte | EN A2c | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Coelidium vlokii 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H., Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2009. Amphithalea vlokii (A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk) A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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