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Scientific Name | Carex rainbowii Luceño, Jim.MejÃas, M.Escudero & MartÃn-Bravo |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2013/12/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is currently known from only a few collections within a small area (EOO 68 km²), but it is likely overlooked and more common and widespread than records indicate. Its habitat is well-protected and it is unlikely to be threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, possibly extending as far as the Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland |
Description | Shaded understory of montane afrotemperate forest. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is well-protected within the extensive uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park, and it is unlikely to be threatened. |
Population |
This species is currently known from only three collections, but is quite likely overlooked and more common than records indicate.
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Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| This species was previously misidentified in South Africa as Carex sylvatica, a naturalized exotic (MartÃn-Bravo et al. 2013). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Carex rainbowii Luceño, Jim.MejÃas, M.Escudero & MartÃn-Bravo | Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
MartÃn-Bravo, S., Escudero, M., Miguez, M., Jiménez-MejÃas, P. and Luceño, M. 2013. Molecular and morphological evidence for a new species from South Africa: Carex rainbowii (Cyperaceae). South African Journal of Botany 87:85-91.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2013. Carex rainbowii Luceño, Jim.MejÃas, M.Escudero & MartÃn-Bravo. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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