Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus pinguis Thunb. subsp. occidentalis R.Dahlgren
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)
Assessment Date
2007/12/14
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO<1859 km², eight locations are known. A few subpopulations are protected within the West Coast National Park but all other locations are declining due to urban development, agricultural expansion and alien plant invasions.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Langebaan to Piketberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Hopefield Sand Fynbos
Description
Renosterveld on clay flats.
Threats
Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus pinguis Thunb. subsp. occidentalis R.DahlgrenVU B1ab(ii,iii,v)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.


Citation
Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Aspalathus pinguis Thunb. subsp. occidentalis R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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