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Scientific Name | Cyclopia galioides (P.J.Bergius) DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyclopia capensis T.M.Salter, Cyclopia galioides Eckl. & Zeyh., Cyclopia genistoides Walp., Galega genistoides Thunb. var. b., Sophora galioides P.J.Bergius, Sophora genistoides Thunb., Sophora genistoides Thunb. var. genistoides (P.J.Bergius) Richt. |
Common Names | Peninsula Honeybush (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/02 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & A.L. Schutte-Vlok |
Justification | A range-restricted species, EOO <460 km², that is well protected and locally common in the Table Mountain National Park. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in the Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in rocky flats and slopes in sandstone fynbos. It resprouts from a woody rootstock after fire. |
Threats |
| This species has no severe threats as most of this species' range falls within the Table Mountain National Park. |
Population |
The population is locally common.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyclopia galioides (P.J.Bergius) DC. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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.
Schutte, A.L. 1997. Systematics of the genus Cyclopia Vent. (Fabaceae, Podalyrieae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 54(2):125-170.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2011. Cyclopia galioides (P.J.Bergius) DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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