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Scientific Name | Restio insignis Pillans |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/06/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Restio insignis is widespread in montane habitat where it is not threatened. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 1459 km², and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from Cederberg to the Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | It occupies rocky ridges and summits in sandstone fynbos. |
Threats |
| There are no threats to Restio insignis. |
Population |
A fairly widespread species, but only known from a few collections. It is difficult to distinguish from Restio strobolifer (Linder 1985), although the two species occur in separate habitats and at different altitudes (Linder 2011). Due to the taxonomic confusion, this species may be overlooked. Plants occur as scattered individuals, not forming clumps or distinctive subpopulations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| The taxonomic validity of this species was in question (Linder 1985), however, it was upheld in a recent reclassification of the Restioneae, based on molecular evidence (Linder and Hardy 2010). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Restio insignis Pillans | Least Concern | 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Restio insignis Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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