Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus odontoloba R.Dahlgren
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Assessment Date
2006/07/11
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme
Justification
EOO and AOO<500 km², habitat quality is declining at three known locations due to alien pine and Eucalyptus spp. invasions and destructive thatch harvesting.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Albertinia.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket, Gouritz Valley Thicket, Gamka Valley Thicket
Description
Lowland fynbos, below 10 m.
Threats
Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus odontoloba R.DahlgrenEN B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus odontoloba R.DahlgrenInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Aspalathus odontoloba R.DahlgrenUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
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.


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
Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2006. Aspalathus odontoloba R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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