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Scientific Name | Lotononis acutiflora Benth. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Crotalaria quinata (Thunb.) E.Mey. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/02/03 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<50 km² and AOO<2km², habitat quality at one known location is declining due to grazing by sheep, cattle and wild donkeys that roam the area in large herds. In addition it has lost 50% of its habitat to crop cultivation over the past 70 years, but generation length is unknown. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Kamiesberg, between Groot Tuin and Leliefontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld |
Description | Renosterveld flats on granite loams. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lotononis acutiflora Benth. | CR B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lotononis acutiflora Benth. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Lotononis acutiflora Benth. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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