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Scientific Name | Aspalathus truncata Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Aspalathus sphaerocephala Schltr., Aspalathus truncata Eckl. & Zeyh. subsp. sphaerocephala (Schltr.) R.Dahlgren |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/11 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO < 250 km²), with four known subpopulations that are not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Waterval Mountains near Tulbagh to the Slanghoek Mountains south of Bain's Kloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Montane fynbos, rocky slopes below 1 000 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus truncata Eckl. & Zeyh. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Aspalathus truncata Eckl. & Zeyh. | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Dahlgren, R. 1960. Revision of the genus Aspalathus. I. The species with flat leaflets. Opera Botanica 4:7-393.
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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2006. Aspalathus truncata Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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