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Scientific Name | Otholobium sabulosum C.H.Stirt. & Muasya |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/10 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & C.H. Stirton |
Justification | EOO 9000 km², eight locations remain after much of this species' habitat has been transformed for crop cultivation. Declining due to alien plant invasion and coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hawston to Stilbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Canca Limestone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket |
Description | Coastal limestone soils. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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. 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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town, Cape Town.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. & Stirton, C.H. 2008. Otholobium sabulosum C.H.Stirt. & Muasya. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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