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Scientific Name | Aspalathus wurmbeana E.Mey. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/14 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok, J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 1550 km². A formerly common species, known from at least 19 subpopulations through herbarium collections. Extensive habitat loss to wheat and citrus cultivation resulted in only six severely fragmented subpopulations remaining. Further habitat loss to Rooibos tea cultivation is causing a continuing decline. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gifberg to Paarl. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Citrusdal Vygieveld, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Citrusdal Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aspalathus wurmbeana E.Mey. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
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.
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 |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L., Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Aspalathus wurmbeana E.Mey. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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