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Scientific Name | Restio implicatus Esterh. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/11 |
Assessor(s) | H.P. Linder, D. Raimondo, P.A. Manyama & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <10 km²), known from one site at high altitude. It has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Upper south-facing slopes, where the plants receive rain and fog throughout the year. |
Threats |
| Although rare and localized, this species' habitat is protected within a wilderness area and it is not threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Restio implicatus Esterh. | Critically Rare | 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.
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., Raimondo, D., Manyama, P.A. & Kamundi, D.A. 2007. Restio implicatus Esterh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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