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Scientific Name | Otholobium thomii (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Psoralea thomii Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,iv,v)+2ab(iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/08/29 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 91 km², AOO<91 km², declining at two of five known locations due to alien plant invasion and golf course and coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Kleinmond to Bredasdorp Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Montane fynbos, 100-600 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Otholobium thomii (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. | EN B1ab(iii,iv,v)+2ab(iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Otholobium thomii (Harv.) 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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2006. Otholobium thomii (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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