Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Aspalathus capensis (Walp.) R.Dahlgren
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
Synonyms
Aspalathus sarcodes Vogel ex Benth., Sarcocalyx capensis Walp., Sarcophyllus carnosus Thunb.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/12/01
Assessor(s)
A.L. Schutte-Vlok, D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo
Justification
Locally abundant, but range-restricted habitat specialist, EOO 185 km². Protected within the Table Mountain National Park.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cape Peninsula.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Seasonally waterlogged areas in south peninsula sandstone fynbos.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Aspalathus capensis (Walp.) R.DahlgrenRare 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.


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.


Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.


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
Schutte-Vlok, A.L., Kamundi, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Aspalathus capensis (Walp.) R.Dahlgren. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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