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Scientific Name | Lebeckia brevicarpa M.M.le Roux & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/10 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & M.M. le Roux |
Justification | EOO 2500 km², declining at most of the 15 known locations due to habitat loss to expanding cultivation of rooibos tea. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld and Cederberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Deep, sandy soils on sandstone slopes above 400 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lebeckia brevicarpa M.M.le Roux & B.-E.van Wyk | NT B1ab(ii,iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. & le Roux, M.M. 2008. Lebeckia brevicarpa M.M.le Roux & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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