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Scientific Name | Lotononis purpurescens B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2018/05/18 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | Lotononis purpurescens is a range-restricted species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 10 km². It has only two known subpopulations, and occurs in rocky mountainous areas. It is not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Montagu. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Central Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | It occurs in clay soils on dry western slopes. |
Threats |
| There are no threats to Lotononis purpurescens, it occurs in a mountain kloof. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lotononis purpurescens B.-E.van Wyk | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lotononis purpurescens B.-E.van Wyk | 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. 1989. Studies in Lotononis (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae). IV. Three new species of the L. umbellata group (section Polylobium) from the Cape Province. South African Journal of Botany 55(2):178-183.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2018. Lotononis purpurescens B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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