Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Trichoneura eleusinoides (Rendle) Ekman subsp. limpopoensis L.Fish
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
POACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2014/05/10
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
A range-restricted subspecies (EOO 9592 km²), but most of its habitat is well-protected and it is not in danger of extinction.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Limpopo
Range
Limpopo Valley north of the Soutpansberg to northern Kruger National Park.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Savanna
Description
Sandy soils derived from quartzite, crevices on rock slabs or ledges, or along rivers and streams.
Threats
Large sections of this subspecies' habitat is well-protected within formal protected areas as well as an extensive network of private game farms, with less than 20% currently irreversibly modified. Some communally owned areas in the Venda area are severely overgrazed and degraded, but this affects only a small proportion of this species' range.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Notes
T. eleusinoides subsp. eleusinoides occurs in Namibia and Angola.
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Trichoneura eleusinoides (Rendle) Ekman subsp. limpopoensis L.FishLeast Concern 2014.1
Bibliography

Fish, L. 2009. Poaceae: A new species fo Trichoneura eleusinoides and two new species of Panicum from South Africa. Bothalia 39(2):237-240.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2014. Trichoneura eleusinoides (Rendle) Ekman subsp. limpopoensis L.Fish. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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