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Scientific Name | Aspalathus cymbiformis DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus cymbiformis DC. a. hirta DC., Aspalathus cymbiformis DC. b. cochleariformis C.Presl, Aspalathus cymbiformis DC. b. pubescens DC., Aspalathus scaphoides Eckl. & Zeyh., Aspalathus thymifolia L., Trineuria cochleariformis C.Presl, Trineuria cymbiformis (DC.) C.Presl |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/08 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and common in the mountains of the Western Cape where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg to Cape Peninsula and Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Clay and sandy soils in montane fynbos on mid to lower slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus cymbiformis DC. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Aspalathus cymbiformis DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/03 |
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