Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus fourcadei L.Bolus
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/07/10
Assessor(s)
T. Nkonki & J.E. Victor
Justification
A range-restricted species (EOO<100 km²), known from three sites. Not declining.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape
Range
Tsitsikamma and Kouga Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Montane fynbos, 350 m.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus fourcadei L.BolusRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus fourcadei L.BolusInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus fourcadei L.BolusUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Dahlgren, R. 1965. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. II. The species with ericoid and pinoid leaflets. 4. The Aspalathus ericifolia, parviflora, calcarata, desertorum, macrantha, pinea, rostrata, filicaulis, laricifolia and longifolia groups. Opera Botanica 10(1):1-231.


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. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Aspalathus fourcadei L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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