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Scientific Name | Amphithalea concava Granby |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/06/04 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 8 km²), known from two subpopulations. Not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Wemmershoek Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | High alpine montane fynbos on rocky crests, 1650-2000 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Amphithalea concava Granby | Rare | 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.
Granby, R. 1985. Revision of the genus Amphithalea (Liparieae-Fabaceae). Opera Botanica 80:5-34.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. 2007. Amphithalea concava Granby. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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