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Scientific Name | Aspalathus lanceicarpa R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & W. Berrington |
Justification | More than 10 000 plants occur in a small area of <35 km². It's mountainous habitat is not threatened and it can be dominant after fires. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Van Stadens Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Southern slopes in montane fynbos. |
Threats |
| Part of this species' habitat has been lost to forestry plantations, however, there is no current ongoing habitat loss and a large section of the population is protected within a nature reserve. |
Population |
This species is locally common within a very small area of the south-facing slopes of the Van Stadens Mountains where tens of thousands of plants occur (W. Berrington pers. obs.).
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Ladyslipper Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus lanceicarpa R.Dahlgren | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Berrington, W. 2007. Aspalathus lanceicarpa R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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