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Scientific Name | Lebeckia grandiflora Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/04/01 |
Assessor(s) | M.M. le Roux & L. von Staden |
Justification | Lebeckia grandiflora is a rare and range-restricted species, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the mountains of the Western Cape, where it occurs from the Witsenberg, Hex River and Waaihoek Mountains to Hangklip and Houw Hoek. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on upper sandstone slopes in montane fynbos, 1100-1700 m. |
Threats |
| Most of this species' habitat is protected and it is not suspected to be threatened. |
Population |
Lebeckia grandiflora is a rare and very poorly known species, last recorded in 1953. It is quite likely a habitat specialist and fire ephemeral, which means that it is easily overlooked, and it is not suspected to be threatened.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lebeckia grandiflora Benth. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Le Roux, M.M. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2009. A revision of Lebeckia sect. Lebeckia: The L. pauciflora and L. wrightii groups (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae). South African Journal of Botany 75:83-96.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| le Roux, M.M. & von Staden, L. 2019. Lebeckia grandiflora Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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