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Scientific Name | Aspalathus intermedia Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus frankenioides DC. a. alpina Harv., Aspalathus frankenioides DC. a. poliotes (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv., Aspalathus frankenioides DC. b. intermedia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv., Aspalathus hiatuum Eckl. & Zeyh., Aspalathus leptothria Eckl. & Zeyh., Aspalathus poliotes Eckl. & Zeyh., Paraspalathus intermedia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/09 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 5558 km², this species has declined and continue to decline due to urban expansion, agriculture and alien plant invasion on the coastal plain between Humansdorp, Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth. Isolated, somewhat aberrant subpopulations around East London are also threatened by coastal development. A number of subpopulations, however, are protected in the eastern foothills of the Van Stadens, Elands River and Groot Winterhoek Mountains and more than 10 locations are likely to remain. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Concentrated between Humansdorp, Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth, with outliers in the Albany district and near East London. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, sandy plains and lower slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus intermedia Eckl. & Zeyh. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 intermedia Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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