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Scientific Name | Aspalathus angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren subsp. robusta (E.Phillips) R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Borbonia lanceolata L. var. robusta E.Phillips |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2009/06/25 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Fewer than 1 000 mature individuals occur at four locations. Potentially threatened by grazing by goats, donkeys and dassies. It is a robust reseeding shrub that grows up to 2 m high. Grazing impacts reproduction as it causes loss of flowers, pods and seedlings, but mature individuals do not appear to be declining at present. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland, Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld |
Description | Granite slopes and flats, 1 000-1 600 m. |
Threats |
| Heavily grazed by goats, donkeys and dassies (moderate to severe ongoing threat to this palatable species)
However, adult plants not declining and, therefore, possibly NT (N. Helme). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren subsp. robusta (E.Phillips) R.Dahlgren | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspalathus angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren subsp. robusta (E.Phillips) R.Dahlgren | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Victor, J.E. 2009. Aspalathus angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren subsp. robusta (E.Phillips) R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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