Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus excelsa R.Dahlgren
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2006/03/16
Assessor(s)
T. Nkonki, N.A. Helme & J.E. Victor
Justification
Only one location is known. Parts of the surrounding habitat has been lost to urban expansion and alien plant invasions. The population is not declining, but is potentially threatened by further habitat loss.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Hermanus to Stanford, footslopes of the Kleinrivier Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos
Description
Lowland fynbos, 50 m.
Threats
Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects)
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus excelsa R.DahlgrenVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus excelsa R.DahlgrenRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus excelsa R.DahlgrenRare 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
Nkonki, T., Helme, N.A. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Aspalathus excelsa R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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