Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Melolobium stipulatum (Thunb.) Harv.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
Synonyms
Melolobium canaliculatum (E.Mey.) Benth.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2007/05/02
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo
Justification
Three known locations are potentially threatened by urban and vineyard expansion.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Touwsrivier.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld
Description
Stony clays above 900 m.
Threats
Habitat loss
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Melolobium stipulatum (Thunb.) Harv.VU D2Raimondo 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.


Harvey, W.H. 1861. Leguminosae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis II (Leguminosae to Loranthaceae):1-285. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.


Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Moteetee, A. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2006. A revision of the genus Melolobium (Genisteae, Fabaceae). South African Journal of Botany 72:51-98.


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.


Citation
Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Melolobium stipulatum (Thunb.) Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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