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Scientific Name | Xiphotheca cordifolia A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/04/20 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO and AOO<2 km²), slow growing reseeder that is potentially threatened by too frequent fire. Subpopulations are small and the total population is probably less than 1000 mature individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River Mountains, Milner Peak. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Fynbos on shale scree along streams in kloofs. |
Threats |
| This species could be threatened by incorrect fire management and groundwater extraction in the future. It is currently not threatened, except potentially by fire as it is a reseeder and is not conserved. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| This species is not conserved, but occurs on the edge of the Ben Etive Cape Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Xiphotheca cordifolia A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Xiphotheca cordifolia A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk | 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 |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Xiphotheca cordifolia A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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