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Scientific Name | Lotononis monophylla Harv. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/30 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from one location, adjacent to a plantation, where its habitat is being degraded and number of individuals are declining due to a lack of fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Van Stadens Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Stony places. |
Threats |
| Plantations were a past threat - a significant proportion of the habitat was lost to pine plantations, but the exact proportion is unknown.
This species will only grow after a fire so altered fire regimes as a result of the site being adjacent to plantations is a serious threat. This is an ongoing threat that will cause a decline in the number of individuals (J. Vlok). |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lotononis monophylla Harv. | CR B1ab(iii,v) | 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.
Van Wyk, B.E. 1991. A synopsis of the genus Lotononis (Fabaceae: Crotalarieae). Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 14:1-292.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Lotononis monophylla Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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