Aspalathus nigra

Aspalathus nigra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Aspalathus
Species:
A. nigra
Binomial name
Aspalathus nigra
Synonyms
  • Achyronia nigra (L.) Kuntze
  • Aspalathus deciduifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Aspalathus globosa Steud.
  • Aspalathus involucrata Pappe ex Harv.
  • Aspalathus melanoides Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Aspalathus nigrescens E.Mey.
  • Aspalathus pallens Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Paraspalathus melanoides (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl
  • Paraspalathus nigra (L.) C.Presl
  • Paraspalathus nigrescens (E.Mey.) C.Presl
  • Trineuria deciduifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) C.Presl
  • Trineuria fuscescens C.Presl

Aspalathus nigra, the black Capegorse, is a plant belonging to the genus Aspalathus.[1] The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape and is part of the fynbos. The plant occurs from the Cederberg to the Hottentots Holland Mountains and Agulhas Plain and eastwards across the Langeberg to the Outeniqua Mountains and Uniondale. The population is stable.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
  2. ^ "Aspalathus nigra L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.