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Scientific Name | Pentameris swartbergensis N.P.Barker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2005/08/03 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & L. Fish |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 60 km²), known from two sites. It has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Klein Swartberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Deep shade at foot of cliffs or rock walls. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pentameris swartbergensis N.P.Barker | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Barker, N.P. 1993. A biosystematic study of Pentameris (Arundineae, Poaceae). Bothalia 23(1):25-47.
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.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Fish, L. 2005. Pentameris swartbergensis N.P.Barker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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