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Scientific Name | Aspalathus incurva Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus dregeana Walp. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/25 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Aspalathus incurva is a range-restricted species, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 190 km². It is not suspected to be in danger of extinction as its habitat is protected in the Table Mountain National Park. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concern but is nationally recognised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on stony slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat was formerly densely infested with alien invasive plants, particularly on the southern Cape Peninsula, but there has been efforts to clear invasive plants within the Table Mountain National Park. Ongoing management and clearing of invasive species is needed to prevent reinvasions. Historically it has lost habitat to urban expansion, but since most of its habitat is now protected, habitat loss is no longer a significant threat. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus incurva Thunb. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dahlgren, R. 1963. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. II. The species with ericoid and pinoid leaflets. 3. The Aspalathus ciliaris group and some related groups. Opera Botanica 8(1):1-179.
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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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 |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2018. Aspalathus incurva Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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