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Scientific Name | Restio burchellii Pillans |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/03/05 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Restio burchellii is widespread in the mountains of the Western Cape and has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 37 715 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 South Africa, and is most common in the Kogelberg and Hottentots Holland Mountains, and otherwise known from scattered records in the Swartberg Range and the Koue Bokkeveld. It also occurs on the Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on rocky sandstone slopes in mountain fynbos. |
Threats |
| Restio burchellii is under threat from habitat degradation. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Restio burchellii belongs to the R. bolusii complex, and further taxonomic study is needed to clarify species boundaries (Linder 2011). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Restio burchellii Pillans | 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 burchellii Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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