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Scientific Name | Lotononis densa (Thunb.) Harv. subsp. congesta B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/04/11 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme |
Justification | Three known locations are potentially threatened by wheat, olive and vineyard expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg, Porterville and Moorreesburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Renosterveld on south-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lotononis densa (Thunb.) Harv. subsp. congesta B.-E.van Wyk | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lotononis densa (Thunb.) Harv. subsp. congesta B.-E.van Wyk | 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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2006. Lotononis densa (Thunb.) Harv. subsp. congesta B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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