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Scientific Name | Calobota lotononoides (Schltr.) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Synonyms | Lebeckia lotononoides Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2014/08/07 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, J.S. Boatwright & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 2082 km², 11 locations are known, but there are likely to be more as this species is common in the area north of the Olifants River Mouth. Only about 5% of the habitat is currently transformed by heavy mineral sand mining, but decline is continuing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Hondeklipbaai to Brand-se-baai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Well-drained, deep sandy soils, adapted to shifting sand dunes. |
Threats |
| About 5% of the population is currently threatened by habitat loss to heavy mineral sand mining, and one subpopulation could be affected by a proposed wind farm. Most subpopulations however are not threatened, but the population is declining. |
Population |
The species is extremely common, particularly in the coastal areas north of the Olifants River Mouth. It is a resprouter, and survives even under heavy grazing pressure (N.A. Helme pers. obs.).
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lebeckia lotonoides Schltr. | Declining | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boatwright, J.S. and Van Wyk, B.E. 2007. The identity of Lebeckia lotononoides (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae). South African Journal of Botany 73(4):664-666.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., Boatwright, J.S. & Raimondo, D. 2014. Calobota lotononoides (Schltr.) Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/16 |
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