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Scientific Name | Otholobium bowieanum (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Psoralea bowieana Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2ac; B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/30 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A population reduction of >50% is estimated based on habitat loss to crop cultivation in the past 110 years (generation length >50 years). EOO<500 km², four remaining locations continue to decline due to alien plant invasion and further habitat loss to agriculture. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Mossel Bay Shale Renosterveld, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Garden Route Shale Fynbos, Montagu Shale Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos, Central Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Montane to lowland fynbos on loamy to clay soils, 60-650 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 bowieanum (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. | EN A2ac; B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Otholobium bowieanum (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. | Rare | 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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town, Cape Town.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 |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Otholobium bowieanum (Harv.) C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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