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Scientific Name | Aspalathus intricata Compton subsp. anthospermoides (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus wittebergensis Compton & P.E.Barnes subsp. anthospermoides R.Dahlgren |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/09 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | EOO 23 km², a rare, range restricted endemic to the Witteberg that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Laingsburg, Witteberg Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Matjiesfontein Shale Fynbos |
Description | Arid, marginal fynbos, shale bands. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus intricata Compton subsp. anthospermoides (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dahlgren, R. 1968. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. II. The species with ericoid and pinoid leaflets. 6. The Aspalathus frankenioides, nivea, juniperina, rubens, and divaricata groups and some other groups. Opera Botanica 21:8-304.
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.
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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2009. Aspalathus intricata Compton subsp. anthospermoides (R.Dahlgren) R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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