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Scientific Name | Otholobium argenteum (Thunb.) C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Psoralea albicans Eckl. & Zeyh., Psoralea argentea Thunb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/25 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & C.H. Stirton |
Justification | One of the rarest species of Otholobium, only known from the type collection, and not seen for more than 100 years. C.H. Stirton (Otholobium expert) searched for this species on three visits to the site, but failed to locate it. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kamiesberg Granite Fynbos |
Description | Karroid scrub. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Otholobium argenteum (Thunb.) C.H.Stirt. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | Otholobium argenteum (Thunb.) 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.
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Citation |
Raimondo, D. & Stirton, C.H. 2006. Otholobium argenteum (Thunb.) C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |