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Scientific Name | Cyclopia latifolia DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyclopia cordifolia Benth. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/02 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok, N.A. Helme & F. Daniels |
Justification | Only 23 plants are known. The population is potentially threatened by poor fire management. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula, Constantiaberg and Table Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Marshy, rocky, sandstone seeps, 900-1000 m. |
Threats |
| This appears to be a slow-growing reseeder which may be sensitive to too frequent fires. Fire management on Table Mountain is difficult as it is close to urban areas. |
Population |
Only 23 plants were found when the population was last surveyed during the 1990s.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Table Mountain National Park |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyclopia latifolia DC. | CR D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cyclopia latifolia DC. | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red Data List of southern African plants. 1. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 26(2):177-182.
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 |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L., Helme, N.A. & Daniels, F. 2011. Cyclopia latifolia DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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