Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Pentameris aspera (Thunb.) Galley & H.P.Linder
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
POACEAE
Synonyms
Pentaschistis aspera (Thunb.) Stapf
National Status
Status and Criteria
Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)
Assessment Date
2006/07/06
Assessor(s)
N.A. Helme
Justification
EOO<900 km², known from fewer than 15 locations. Declining due to coastal development and alien plant invasion.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cape Peninsula and Betty's Bay to Kleinmond.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Stony lower sandstone slopes.
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Pentaschistis aspera (Thunb.) StapfNT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)2012.1
Pentaschistis aspera (Thunb.) StapfNT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)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. and Ellis, R.P. 1990. A revision of Pentaschistis (Arundineae: Poaceae). Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 12:1-124.


Linder, H.P., Baeza, M., Barker, N.P., Galley, C., Humphreys, A.M., Lloyd, K.M., Orlovich, D.A., Pirie, M.D., Simon, B.K., Walsh, N. and Verboom, G.A. 2010. A generic classification of the Danthonioideae (Poaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 97(3):306-364.


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.


Citation
Helme, N.A. 2006. Pentameris aspera (Thunb.) Galley & H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/02

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