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Scientific Name | Restio femineus (Esterh.) H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Ischyrolepis feminea Esterh. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2015/11/24 |
Assessor(s) | R.C. Turner, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A highly range-restricted coastal endemic (EOO <10 km², and AOO <5 km²), known from two locations. Declining due to coastal housing development and draining of seasonal wetlands. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Rooi Els to Betty's Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hangklip Sand Fynbos |
Description | Coastal marshes, 5-15 m. |
Threats |
| Threatened by habitat loss and degradation as a result of coastal development. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ischyrolepis feminea Esterh. | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(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.
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.
Linder, H.P. and Hardy, C.R. 2010. A generic reclassification of the Restioneae (Restionaceae), southern Africa. Bothalia 40(1):1-35.
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 |
| Turner, R.C., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2015. Restio femineus (Esterh.) H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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