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Scientific Name | Restio saroclados Mast. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Restio tabularis Pillans |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/03/05 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Restio saroclados has a restricted distribution range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 4437 km². It has no severe threats and is therefore not in danger of extinction. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa, where it occurs on the Cape Peninsula, and in the Hottentots Holland, Kogelberg and Kleinrivier mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | It occurs in damp places along streams and in seeps, and on upper south-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is well-protected and it has no severe threats. |
Population |
Restio saroclados is very common on the upper parts of Table Mountain (Linder 2011).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Restio sarocladus Mast. | Least Concern | 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. 2011. The African Restionaceae: an Interactive Key identification and description system. Version 6. http://www.systbot.uzh.ch/Bestimmungsschluessel/Restionaceae_en.html. Downloaded.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Restio saroclados Mast. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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