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Scientific Name | Xiphotheca reflexa (Thunb.) A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Priestleya sericea of other authors, not of (L.) E.Mey. (misapplied name) |
Common Names | Recurved Silver Pea (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2bc; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2005/04/13 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Crop cultivation has caused extensive habitat loss for this slow-growing resprouter, resulting in the local extinction of 60% of known subpopulations over the past 100 years (generation length >50 years). EOO 2389 km², seven small, severely fragmented subpopulations continue to decline due to alien plant invasion and ongoing agricultural expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg to Elim. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Breede Sand Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Dune Strandveld, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Elgin Shale Fynbos |
Description | Sand plain fynbos. |
Threats |
| Invasive alien species are a threat. There was a past and there still is a present loss of habitat due to agriculture and urban development. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Xiphotheca reflexa (Thunb.) A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk | EN A2bc; B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Xiphotheca reflexa (Thunb.) A.L.Schutte & B.-E.van Wyk | Vulnerable | 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.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E., Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Xiphotheca reflexa (Thunb.) 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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