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Scientific Name | Restio dodii Pillans var. dodii |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Hypolaena membranacea Mast. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/14 |
Assessor(s) | H.P. Linder, R.C. Turner & D. Pillay |
Justification | Restricted to the southern end of the Cape Peninsula (EOO<10 km², AOO<1 km²). Potentially threatened by a too frequent fire and alterations to drainage systems. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Damp habitats, in seepages and along stream margins, 150-250 m. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Restio dodii Pillans var. dodii | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Restio dodii Pillans var. dodii | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Restio dodii Pillans var. dodii | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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., Turner, R.C. & Pillay, D. 2006. Restio dodii Pillans var. dodii. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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