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Scientific Name | Liparia capitata Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Borbonia capitata (Thunb.) Poir., Priestleya capitata (Thunb.) DC., Priestleya capitata (Thunb.) DC. var. pilosa (E.Mey.) Harv., Priestleya laevigata (L.) DC. var. glabra E.Mey., Priestleya laevigata (L.) DC. var. pilosa E.Mey., excluding synonym |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/10/01 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A habitat specialist, known from seven subpopulations, this species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River to Riviersonderend Mountains and Klein Swartberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Crests and upper slopes of mountains, typically associated with shale bands. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Liparia capitata Thunb. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2008. Liparia capitata Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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