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Scientific Name | Aspalathus pachyloba Benth. subsp. rugulicarpa R.Dahlgren |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | This species is known to occur at a single site where it is not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concern but is nationally recognised as Critically Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It occurs in Matroosberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in lower slopes in montane fynbos, 650-750 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus pachyloba Benth. subsp. rugulicarpa R.Dahlgren | Critically 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.
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. & Kamundi, D.A. 2007. Aspalathus pachyloba Benth. subsp. rugulicarpa R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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