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Scientific Name | Cyclopia falcata (Harv.) Kies |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyclopia brachypoda Hofmeyr & E.Phillips (in part), Cyclopia falcata (Harv.) Kies var. falcata, Cyclopia vogelii Harv. (in part), Cyclopia vogelii Harv. var. falcata Harv. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/02 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Fairly common in montane areas, this species is not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Witsenberg, Winterhoek, Franschhoek and Caledon mountains in the south-western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Clay type Table Mountain Sandstone, 550-1 600 m. |
Threats |
| No significant threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| This species resprouts from a woody rootstock after fire. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyclopia falcata (Harv.) Kies | 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 |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Raimondo, D. 2011. Cyclopia falcata (Harv.) Kies. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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