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Scientific Name | Cyclopia glabra (Hofmeyr & E.Phillips) A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyclopia montana Hofmeyr & E.Phillips (in part), Cyclopia montana Hofmeyr & E.Phillips var. glabra Hofmeyr & E.Phillips |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/02 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, A.L. Schutte-Vlok & N.A. Helme |
Justification | A range-restricted, montane species (EOO 170 km²) that is not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Crests and upper slopes amongst rocks and in well-drained Table Mountain Sandstone. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyclopia glabra (Hofmeyr & E.Phillips) A.L.Schutte | Least Concern | 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.
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. & Helme, N.A. 2011. Cyclopia glabra (Hofmeyr & E.Phillips) A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10 |
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