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Scientific Name | Tribolium ciliare (Stapf) Renvoize |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Synonyms | Plagiochloa ciliaris (Stapf) Adamson & Sprague |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/07 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. Fish |
Justification | A coastal limestone endemic (EOO < 1400 km²) known from five to 10 locations. Subpopulations occurring outside of De Hoop Nature Reserve are threatened by encroachment from invasive alien acacias, coastal housing developments, protea orchards and livestock grazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Agulhas Peninsula to De Hoop. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Canca Limestone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Limestone slopes and flats. |
Threats |
| Threatened by habitat loss to coastal development, invasive alien plants and overgrazing by livestock. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tribolium ciliare (Stapf) Renvoize | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 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.
Linder, H.P. and Davidse, G. 1997. The systematics of Tribolium Desv. (Danthonieae: Poaceae). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 119(4):445-507.
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. & Fish, L. 2008. Tribolium ciliare (Stapf) Renvoize. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/10 |
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