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Scientific Name | Cyclopia bolusii Hofmeyr & E.Phillips |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1 |
Assessment Date | 2014/08/07 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & A.L. Schutte-Vlok |
Justification | Subpopulations are small, consisting of less than 10 mature individuals and are restricted to a small area (EOO 710 km²). The total population is estimated to be fewer than 1 000 mature individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Groot Swartberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Subalpine fynbos. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by harvesting and groundwater extraction. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyclopia bolusii Hofmeyr & E.Phillips | VU D1 | 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.
Kies, P. 1951. Revision of the genus Cyclopia and notes on some other sources of bush tea. Bothalia 6:161-176.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2014. Cyclopia bolusii Hofmeyr & E.Phillips. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/16 |
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