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Scientific Name | Aspalathus empetrifolia (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus retroflexa L. subsp. empetrifolia R.Dahlgren |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A poorly known, range restricted (EOO 56 km²) species last collected in 1953, however, it is unlikely to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Mountain peaks in the southern Cold Bokkeveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, mountain slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus empetrifolia (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2009. Aspalathus empetrifolia (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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