Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus corniculata R.Dahlgren
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2006/07/10
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo
Justification
Only known from the type collection from the 1950s. This species is too poorly known to determine its status. It may be threatened by agriculture if it is confined to lower slopes.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Slopes of the Neethlingsberg in the Witzenberg Mountains north of Ceres.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Montane fynbos, lower rocky slopes below 830 m in renosterveld-fynbos transition.
Threats
Unknown.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus corniculata R.DahlgrenData Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus corniculata R.DahlgrenInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus corniculata R.DahlgrenUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

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. 2006. Aspalathus corniculata R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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