Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus erythrodes Eckl. & Zeyh.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
Synonyms
Achyronia erythrodes (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze, Paraspalathus erythrodes (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic
Assessment Date
2009/07/08
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor
Justification
Only known from the type collection, possibly not distinct from Aspalathus fusca (Dahlgren 1988).
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Tulbagh.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Sandstone fynbos.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus erythrodes Eckl. & Zeyh.Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus erythrodes Eckl. & Zeyh.Indeterminate Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus erythrodes Eckl. & Zeyh.Uncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Dahlgren, R. 1966. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. II. The species with ericoid and pinoid leaflets. 5. The Aspalathus carnosa, aciphylla, pachyloba, arida, pinguis, spinosa and sanguinea groups and some other groups. Opera Botanica 11(1):7-266.


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
Victor, J.E. 2009. Aspalathus erythrodes Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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