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Scientific Name | Liparia bonaespei A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/07 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A rare, high altitude habitat specialist (EOO 5 km²), known from four subpopulations. Recent observations indicate that subpopulations are small, ranging from only four plants to 120 plants and it is suspected that the population is likely to have fewer than 1000 mature individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, occurs at altitudes above 1400 m on north-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| No threats |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Liparia bonaespei A.L.Schutte | EN D | 2012.1 | | Liparia bonaespei A.L.Schutte | EN D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Liparia bonaespei A.L.Schutte | 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.
Schutte, A.L. 1997. Systematics of the genus Liparia (Fabaceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 17(1):11-37.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2012. Liparia bonaespei A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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