|
Scientific Name | Otholobium rotundifolium (L.f.) C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Psoralea rotundifolia L.f. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable A2ac; B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2005/09/13 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A population reduction of >30% is estimated based on habitat loss to vineyard and deciduous fruit cultivation in the past 120 years (generation length >50 years). EOO and AOO<2000 km², habitat quality at six known locations is declining due to alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Jonkershoek to Kleinrivier Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Elgin Shale Fynbos, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Montane fynbos on granite or shale (possibly sandstone) on middle mountain slopes, 430-530 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Otholobium rotundifolium (L.f.) C.H.Stirt. | VU A2ac; B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Otholobium rotundifolium (L.f.) 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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
|
Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Otholobium rotundifolium (L.f.) C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
Comment on this assessment
