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Scientific Name | Ficinia latifolia T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/17 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from less than five locations on the Agulhas Plain (EOO 95 km²), and threatened by alien plant invasion, coastal development and crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Agulhas Plain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Agulhas Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Edge of pans, in open, flat, sandy areas (sand over coastal limestone) below 100 m. |
Threats |
Severely threatened by alien invasive plants encroaching on its habitat. Alien plants are present at all known subpopulations. Habitat loss to coastal development and agricultural expansion is also threatening some subpopulations. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Ficinia latifolia T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray | EN B1ab(ii,iii,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.
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 |
Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Ficinia latifolia T.H.Arnold & Gordon-Gray. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/11/05 |