Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus decora R.Dahlgren
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/04/07
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo
Justification
A range-restricted species (EOO<300 km²) that is protected within the Cederberg Wilderness Area.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cederberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Growing in sand derived from Table Mountain Sandstone or directly in rock crevices in fynbos.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus decora R.DahlgrenRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus decora R.DahlgrenInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus decora 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 decora R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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