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Scientific Name | Restio esterhuyseniae Pillans |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Ischyrolepis esterhuyseniae (Pillans) H.P.Linder |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | H.P. Linder & D. Pillay |
Justification | Known from a restricted range (EOO<500 km²). Common on the slopes of the Bonteberg. Not under threat from cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Karoopoort and the mountains around Touwsrivier at the western end of the Great Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Matjiesfontein Quartzite Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos, Matjiesfontein Shale Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Shale Fynbos |
Description | Lower slopes, sandstone rubble overlying shale. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ischyrolepis esterhuyseniae (Pillans) H.P.Linder | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ischyrolepis esterhuyseniae (Pillans) H.P.Linder | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Restio esterhuyseniae Pillans | 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. 1985. Conspectus of the African species of Restionaceae. Bothalia 15(3&4):387-503.
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 esterhuyseniae Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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