Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus concava Bolus
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2020/11/25
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo, T. Nkonki & J.E. Victor
Justification
Aspalathus concava is only known from the type collection, made in 1896 at an unspecified locality near Houwhoek. Parts of the area are transformed to forestry plantations and agriculture, but it is too poorly known to determine its status.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Houwhoek.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
It occurs in montane fynbos, 800 m.
Threats
Threats to this species are unknown. The area where it was collected has been extensively converted to timber plantations and fruit orchards. However, locality information is too imprecise, and specific habitat requirements are too poorly known to determine whether these threats are likely to impact the species.
Population

There is no information available on the population of this species.


Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus concava BolusData Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus concava BolusInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus concava BolusUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Dahlgren, R. 1968. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. II. The species with ericoid and pinoid leaflets. 6. The Aspalathus frankenioides, nivea, juniperina, rubens, and divaricata groups and some other groups. Opera Botanica 21:8-304.


Dahlgren, R. 1988. Crotalarieae (Aspalathus). In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of southern Africa 16 Fabaceae, Part 3 Papilionoideae, Fascicle 6:1-430. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


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.


Citation
Raimondo, D., Nkonki, T. & Victor, J.E. 2020. Aspalathus concava Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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