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Scientific Name | Liparia boucheri (E.G.H.Oliv. & Fellingham) A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Priestleya boucheri E.G.H.Oliv. & Fellingham |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2012/12/07 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok, M. Johns & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <1 km²), known from only one location where fewer than 100 plants occur. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kogelberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, in rocky, shallow sandstone, 1120-1330 m. |
Threats |
| Too frequent fire is a potential threat: this slow-growing reseeder is likely to be sensitive to too frequent fires. Water extraction is a highly probable future threat - there is currently a proposal to extract water from Kogelberg area. |
Population |
The population, which is confined to a very small area, was estimated to contain between 50 and 100 plants 50 - 100 plants 2005.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Liparia boucheri (E.G.H.Oliv. & Fellingham) A.L.Schutte | EN D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Liparia boucheri (E.G.H.Oliv. & Fellingham) 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. 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.
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., Johns, M. & Raimondo, D. 2012. Liparia boucheri (E.G.H.Oliv. & Fellingham) A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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