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Scientific Name | Rafnia rostrata G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk subsp. pluriflora G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2018/06/12 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, G. Campbell-Young & L. von Staden |
Justification | This taxon has a restricted range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 573 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 64 km². It is known from seven locations. The population is not suspected to be declining at present, but it is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants at least in one known location. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to a small area in the Swartberg Mountains in the Western Cape province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on steep upper slopes and summit ridges in sandstone fynbos. |
Threats |
| Scattered alien invasive plants are present in this species' habitat around the Swartberg Pass, and could potentially outcompete native species in future if left unmanaged. The area is also subjected to too frequent fires, but this is unlikely to affect this resprouter. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rafnia rostrata G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk subsp. pluriflora G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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. & von Staden, L. 2018. Rafnia rostrata G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk subsp. pluriflora G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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