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Scientific Name | Lotononis elongata (Thunb.) D.Dietr. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, D.A. Kamundi & J.H. Vlok |
Justification | EOO 3500 km², three known locations remain after much of the habitat has been lost to crop cultivation. Subpopulations on the Outeniqua Mountains near Herold are declining due to dense alien Hakea sericea invasion of the habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Swartberg and Outeniqua Mountains to the Langkloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos on deep loamy soils. |
Threats |
| Agriculture was a past threat. The Outeniqua Mountains close to Herold where this species is found are densely invaded by Hakea sericea which is causing ongoing degradation to this species' habitat (J. Vlok pers comm 2006). |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lotononis elongata (Thunb.) D.Dietr. | EN B1ab(iii) | 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., Kamundi, D.A. & Vlok, J.H. 2006. Lotononis elongata (Thunb.) D.Dietr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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