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Scientific Name | Otholobium heterosepalum (Fourc.) C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Psoralea heterosepala Fourc. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A habitat specialist known from only five subpopulations. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Tsitsikamma, Suuranys and Kareedouw mountains between the Langkloof and Humansdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Montane fynbos on forest margins, 400-600 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| O. heterosepalum coppices readily after fire and is often found in large stands (Stirton, 1989). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Otholobium heterosepalum (Fourc.) C.H.Stirt. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Otholobium heterosepalum (Fourc.) C.H.Stirt. | Rare | 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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town, Cape Town.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. 2006. Otholobium heterosepalum (Fourc.) C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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