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Scientific Name | Rafnia crispa C.H.Stirt. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/10 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & G. Campbell-Young |
Justification | EOO and AOO<10 km², one known location, surrounded by plantations remain after most of the habitat has been lost to afforestation. Declining due to too infrequent fire: this species requires fire to recruit. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Elandskloof Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Sandy, stony flats or gentle slopes, 200 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rafnia crispa C.H.Stirt. | CR B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Rafnia crispa C.H.Stirt. | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Campbell, G.J. and Van Wyk, B.-E. 2001. A taxonomic revision of Rafnia (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae). South African Journal of Botany 67(2):90-149.
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. & Campbell-Young, G. 2006. Rafnia crispa C.H.Stirt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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