Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus oliveri R.Dahlgren
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Critically Rare
Assessment Date
2009/07/22
Assessor(s)
T. Nkonki & J.E. Victor
Justification
One known site is protected within a provincial nature reserve.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Tierberg in the Groot Swartberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Northern slopes in subalpine fynbos, 1250-2500 m.
Threats
No known threats.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus oliveri R.DahlgrenCritically Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Aspalathus oliveri R.DahlgrenRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

Dahlgren, R. 1984. A new species of Aspalathus (Fabaceae) from the Prince Albert district. South African Journal of Botany 3(4):259-261.


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.


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
Nkonki, T. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Aspalathus oliveri R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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