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Scientific Name | Ficinia anysbergensis Muasya |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/12 |
Assessor(s) | M. Muasya & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <800 km²), known from two sites, occurs on arid mountain slopes. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Anysberg and Rooiberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Base of large boulders where water accumulates. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ficinia anysbergensis Muasya | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Muasya, A.M. 2005. Ficinia anysbergensis and F. esterhuyseniae (Cyperaceae), two new species from the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 71:197-200.
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 |
| Muasya, M. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Ficinia anysbergensis Muasya. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/21 |
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