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Scientific Name | Otholobium hamatum (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Psoralea hamata Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/03/08 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<5000 km², less than 10 known locations are declining due to habitat loss to crop cultivation, road construction and livestock grazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kamiesberg Mountains Shrubland, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Coarse sandy soils in seasonal water courses, 1000-1600 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Otholobium hamatum (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Otholobium hamatum (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Harvey, W.H. 1861. Leguminosae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis II (Leguminosae to Loranthaceae):1-285. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. 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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town, Cape Town.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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Otholobium hamatum (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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