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Scientific Name | Ficinia rigida Levyns |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/11 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & M. Muasya |
Justification | EOO 1008 km², known from less than 10 locations. Occurs on low sandstone slopes where there is ongoing habitat loss to coastal and urban development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula to Kleinmond. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos |
Description | Sandy coastal slopes in fynbos. |
Threats |
| Urban and coastal development around Pringle Bay and Camps Bay, Hout Bay and other low slopes on the Cape Peninsula. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ficinia rigida Levyns | 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.
Levyns, M.R. 1947. Notes on Ficinia and descriptions of four new species. Journal of South African Botany 13:65-71.
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. & Muasya, M. 2008. Ficinia rigida Levyns. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/17 |
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