Aspalathus ferox Harv. (1862:138)
Capegorse
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Achyronia ferox (Harv.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 157 (1891)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1860's (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Rediscovered on 16 June 2013 by Tony Rebelo (iSpot observation)
Distribution
Breede River Valley, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Harvey, W. H. (1862). Leguminosae. In: W.H. Harvey and O.W. Sonder (eds). Flora Capensis II (Leguminosae to Loranthaceae): 1-285. Hodges, Smith and Co., Dublin.
Other references:
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
Dahlgren, R. (1966). Revision of the genus Aspalathus. II. The species with ericoid and pinoid leaflets. 5. The Aspalathus carnosa, aciphylla, pachyloba, arida, pinguis, spinosa and sanguinea groups and some other groups. Opera Botanica 11(1): 7-266.
Dahlgren, R. (1988). Crotalarieae (Aspalathus). In: Leistner, O. A. (ed.). Flora of southern Africa 16 Fabaceae, Part 3 Papilionoideae, Fascicle 6:1-430. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Germishuizen, G. and Meyer, N. L. (eds.). (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
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, Craig. (1996). Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Le Roux, Johannes J., Hui, C., Castillo, M. L., Iriondo, J. M., Keet, J.-H., Khapugin, A. A., Médail, F., Rejmánek, M., Theron, G. Yannelli, F. A. and Hirsch, H. (2019). Recent Anthropogenic Plant Extinctions Differ in Biodiversity Hotspots and Coldspots. Current Biology 29(17): 2912-2918.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.063
Raimondo, D. (2006). Aspalathus ferox Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/05/31.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J. E., Helme, N. A., Turner, R. C., Kamundi, D. A. and Manyama, P. A. (eds). (2009). Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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