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Scientific Name | Lebeckia meyeriana Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Lebeckia macowanii T.M.Salter |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A2b |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/10 |
Assessor(s) | M.M. le Roux, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A Cape Peninsula endemic (EOO less than 570 km²), the urban development of the city of Cape Town has resulted in the loss of 22 of the 36 known locations (61%) over the past 120 years. As this is a long-lived resprouter (generation length 50-80 years), this population reduction has taken place in less than three generations. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Description | Lower mountain slopes, 80-600 m. |
Threats |
| Urban development of the city of Cape Town has resulted in 22 of the 36 known locations (61 %) being lost over the past 120 years. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lebeckia meyeriana Eckl. & Zeyh. | EN A2b | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
Le Roux, M.M. and Van Wyk, B.-E. 2008. A revision of Lebeckia sect. Lebeckia: The L. plukenetiana group (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae). South African Journal of Botany 74:600-676.
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., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Lebeckia meyeriana Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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