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Scientific Name | Restio wittebergensis (Esterh.) H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Ischyrolepis wittebergensis Esterh. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | H.P. Linder & D. Pillay |
Justification | Locally common but with a restricted range (EOO 110 km²). There is no formal protection for this area, but it is not suitable for cultivation and it is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Witteberg above Laingsburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Matjiesfontein Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Well-drained stony slopes, 1350-1900 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ischyrolepis wittebergensis Esterh. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ischyrolepis wittebergensis Esterh. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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. & Pillay, D. 2005. Restio wittebergensis (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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