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Scientific Name | Spatalla propinqua R.Br. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | PROTEACEAE |
Synonyms | Spatallopsis propinqua (R.Br.) E.Phillips |
Common Names | Lax Spoon (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered A3c+4c |
Assessment Date | 2019/04/08 |
Assessor(s) | A.G. Rebelo, H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 1256 km²) and severely fragmented but not declining at present. Climate change and land transformation models project a 50% population reduction due to habitat loss within the next 20 years (Bomhard et al. 2005), generation length 20 years. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Slanghoek to Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Bottomland wetlands on sandstone fynbos. Mature individuals are killed by fires, and only seeds survive. Seeds are relased after ripening, and dispersed by ants to their underground nests, where they are protected from predation and fire. It is pollinated by insects. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Intrinsic Factors, Changes in native species dynamics, Habitat loss, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Spatalla propinqua R.Br. | EN A3c+4c | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Spatalla propinqua R.Br. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Spatalla propinqua R.Br. | Indeterminate | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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.
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Citation |
| Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2019. Spatalla propinqua R.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/17 |
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