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Scientific Name | Otholobium lanceolatum C.H.Stirt. & Muasya |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v); C2a(i) |
Assessment Date | 2007/12/13 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from one location. This very rare species has lost most of its habitat to wheat cultivation. Its habitat is currently being degraded by livestock grazing and ongoing invasion of alien Eucalyptus sp., Hakea sp. and Acacia spp. The only known location is a municipal commonage so future housing or agricultural development is a potential threat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Lower slopes of Shaw's Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Ruens Silcrete Renosterveld, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Stony clay slopes, on transitions between sandstone and shale soils. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
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.
Stirton, C. 1989. A revision of Otholobium C.H.Stirton (Papilionoideae, Leguminosae). Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Otholobium lanceolatum C.H.Stirt. & Muasya. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/06 |
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