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Scientific Name | Otholobium venustum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Psoralea venusta Eckl. & Zeyh. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2005/11/02 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO and AOO<1000 km², eight known locations are declining due to continued habitat loss to urban and coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Lambert's Bay to Langebaan. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Lambert's Bay Strandveld |
Description | Calcareous sands and clays within 3 km of the coast. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Otholobium venustum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.H.Stirt. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Otholobium venustum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) 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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town, Cape Town.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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2005. Otholobium venustum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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