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Scientific Name | Restio subtilis Mast. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/13 |
Assessor(s) | H.P. Linder, D. Raimondo, P.A. Manyama & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 120 km²), known from two subpopulations that fall within protected areas and thus are not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Very wet marshes on level areas, or marshy stream sides, 800-2100 m. |
Threats |
| No threats known
Both populations are in conservation areas, however, the sensitivity of the species to fire, and to a slight drying in the climate, is not known (Linder 2006). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Restio subtilis Mast. | Rare | 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. 1985. Conspectus of the African species of Restionaceae. Bothalia 15(3&4):387-503.
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.
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 |
| Linder, H.P., Raimondo, D., Manyama, P.A. & Kamundi, D.A. 2007. Restio subtilis Mast. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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