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Scientific Name | Liparia genistoides (Lam.) A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Crotalaria genistoides Lam., Liparia teres Thunb., Priestleya teres (Thunb.) DC. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/09 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 156 km², habitat quality at two of the three known locations is declining due to water extraction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Kammanassie and Kouga mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, North Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Banks of perennial streams, 1300-1660 m. |
Threats |
| Groundwater extraction on the Kammanassie Mountain is an ongoing threat, water extraction started in 1993. There is more pressure from the surrounding areas to increase the amount of water being extracted. This species is restricted to perennial streams and is like to be impacted by water extraction. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Liparia genistoides (Lam.) A.L.Schutte | EN B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Liparia genistoides (Lam.) 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 |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2012. Liparia genistoides (Lam.) A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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