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Scientific Name | Cyclopia alpina A.L.Schutte |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyclopia genistoides (L.) R.Br. var. ovalifolia Kies |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/03 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A widespread, montane species that is not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland, Hex River and Wemmershoek mountains in the west and Kammanassie Mountains in the south. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Summits and upper slopes in rocky, sandy soil, 1 170-2 070 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Resprouts from a woody rootstock after fire. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyclopia alpina 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 |
| Kamundi, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2011. Cyclopia alpina A.L.Schutte. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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