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Scientific Name | Lotononis perplexa (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2006/05/08 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species was often collected before 1970, but has not been seen for nearly 40 years. There is not enough known about this species and its management needs to determine its status. It may have been impacted by altered fire cycles. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Mountain and lowland fynbos, mostly on granite soils, 100-830 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lotononis perplexa (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lotononis perplexa (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2006. Lotononis perplexa (E.Mey.) Eckl. & Zeyh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/07 |
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