Aspalathus abbottii (Fabaceae: Crotalarieae), a new species from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

►We describe a new legume species, Aspalathus abbottii C.H. Stirt. & Muasya. ►It is restricted to summer rainfall grasslands in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). ►It has a rigid spreading habit, villous branches, glabrous bracts and bracteoles. ►Its 1(2) bright yellow flowers are borne on short lateral shoots.