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Scientific Name | Otholobium fruticans (L.) C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Psoralea aculeata Thunb., Psoralea cuneifolia Dum.Cours., Psoralea fruticans (L.) Druce |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/06 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 401 km²) Cape Peninsula endemic that is common along the Table Mountain chain. The distribution of this species falls predominantly within the Table Mountain National Park and it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos |
Description | Mountain fynbos, favouring steep slopes with rocky outcrops, 180-600 m. |
Threats |
| No significant threats - although this species has declined somewhat due to habitat loss on the lower slopes of Table Mountain, the majority of this still very common species' habitat is protected in the Table Mountain National Park. The major threat for the region is too frequent fire but it is unlikely that this species is susceptible to too frequent fires. |
Population |
Range-restricted, but locally common.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Table Mountain National Park. |
Notes |
| This species is easily confused with Otholobium bracteolatum, which has a far wider range. O. fruticans only occurs on the Cape Peninsula (Stirton 1989). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Otholobium fruticans (L.) C.H.Stirt. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Otholobium fruticans (L.) C.H.Stirt. | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Stirton, C. 1986. Notes on the genus Otholobium (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae). South African Journal of Botany 52(1):1-6.
Stirton, C. 1989. A revision of Otholobium C.H.Stirton (Papilionoideae, Leguminosae). Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2011. Otholobium fruticans (L.) C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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