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Scientific Name | Xiphotheca rosmarinifolia A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v); C2a(ii) |
Assessment Date | 2012/06/04 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A recently discovered species known from only one location where fewer than 200 mature individuals occur, EOO and AOO <10 km². Additional fieldwork in the area has not yet located any other subpopulations. The population is declining due to grazing by livestock and inappropriate fire management. It grows in an area with high agricultural potential and is likely to continue to lose habitat to crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Lower Breede River Valley. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Ruens Silcrete Renosterveld |
Description | Silcrete outcrops in Rûens Shale Renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Grows in area of high agricultural potential, could be ploughed, also currently being grazed, and is subject to inappropriate fire for improved fire management. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Xiphotheca sp. nov. (Helme 2086 NBG) | CR B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v); C2a(ii) | 2012.1 | | Xiphotheca sp. nov. (Helme 2086 NBG) | CR B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v); C2a(ii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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-Vlok, A.L. 2011. FABACEAE: A new species of Xiphotheca from the Western Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 41(2):298-300.
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Citation |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2012. Xiphotheca rosmarinifolia A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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