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Scientific Name | Rafnia vlokii G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii); C2a(i) |
Assessment Date | 2010/11/22 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & G. Campbell-Young |
Justification | EOO 634 km², AOO <20 km² this resprouting habitat specialist has been recorded from 10 subpopulations, it has lost habitat in the past to afforestation, crop cultivation, and infrastructure development. It is experiencing ongoing decline in habitat quality due to the spread of alien plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Lower slopes of Langeberg and Outeniqua Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Langkloof Shale Renosterveld, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Garden Route Shale Fynbos |
Description | Transitional vegetation between renosterveld and dry, grassy fynbos, along disturbed roadsides or on lower slopes in dry, rocky, loamy or sandy soil. |
Threats |
| Some habitat was lost in the past to timber plantations, and further expansion of plantations remains a potential threat. Habitat has also been lost to crop cultivation and road construction. This species is currently primarily threatened by the spread of alien invasive plants and possibly also by further expansion of crop cultivation on the northern slopes of the Langeberg. |
Population |
Subpopulations are typically small, consisting of around 50 plants. Only one large population of 200 individuals has been observed.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rafnia vlokii G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk | VU D2 | 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.
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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Campbell-Young, G. 2010. Rafnia vlokii 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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