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Scientific Name | Cyclopia plicata Kies |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/03 |
Assessor(s) | J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 219 km², plants at four known locations are declining due to honey bush tea harvesting and altered fire regimes. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Kammanassie and Kouga Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, Eastern Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Montane fynbos on shale bands in loamy rocky soil, 1 000-1 700 m. |
Threats |
| Severely threatened by harvesting for honey bush tea. No regrowth has been observed in severely harvested individuals in the Kammanassie Mountains. This reseeding species is also affected by altered fire regimes and is likely to decline if fire return cycles are too frequent. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyclopia plicata Kies | EN B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cyclopia plicata Kies | 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.
Schutte, A.L. 1997. Systematics of the genus Cyclopia Vent. (Fabaceae, Podalyrieae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 54(2):125-170.
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Citation |
| Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2011. Cyclopia plicata Kies. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/17 |
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