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Scientific Name | Restio micans Nees |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Restio bigeminus Mast., Thamnochortus micans (Nees) Kunth |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii) |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/17 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO 110 km², herbarium specimens indicate that this species was once widespread and common, especially on the Cape Flats. It has lost over 95% of its habitat to urban development, crop cultivation and severe infestations of invasive alien plants. It is now extant at only four locations, loss is continuing due to alien plant invasion and draining of wetlands. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Malmesbury to False Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Acid coastal sand, often near streams or seepages. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Restio micans Nees | EN B1ab(ii,iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Restio micans Nees | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Restio micans Nees | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
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 |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Restio micans Nees. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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