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Scientific Name | Aspalathus pachyloba Benth. subsp. macroclada R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2009/07/14 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | EOO 1034 km², a range-restricted subspecies that occurs in montane habitat where it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos, sandy mountain slopes. This species is common after fires, but otherwise very rare. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus pachyloba Benth. subsp. macroclada R.Dahlgren | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dahlgren, R. 1966. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. II. The species with ericoid and pinoid leaflets. 5. The Aspalathus carnosa, aciphylla, pachyloba, arida, pinguis, spinosa and sanguinea groups and some other groups. Opera Botanica 11(1):7-266.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2009. Aspalathus pachyloba Benth. subsp. macroclada R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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