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Scientific Name | Cyclopia aurescens Kies |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyclopia aurescens Kies var. aurescens |
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 37 km². This resprouter has no threats and is locally common on moist slopes. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Klein Swartberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky, sandy soil on mountain slopes above 1 800 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyclopia aurescens 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.
Kies, P. 1951. Revision of the genus Cyclopia and notes on some other sources of bush tea. Bothalia 6:161-176.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Helme, N.A. 2011. Cyclopia aurescens Kies. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/07/03 |
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