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Scientific Name | Rafnia capensis (L.) Schinz subsp. elsieae G.J.Campbell & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/10 |
Assessor(s) | G. Campbell-Young & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 150 km² and is a high altitude habitat specialist that is not affected by too frequent fire. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It occurs in the Waaihoek Mountains and Hex River Mountains near Worcester. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Plants grow on shale bands and rocky slopes in montane fynbos. |
Threats |
| No threats have been reported for this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rafnia capensis (L.) Schinz subsp. elsieae 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 |
| Campbell-Young, G. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Rafnia capensis (L.) Schinz subsp. elsieae 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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