Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Pentameris scandens (H.P.Linder) Galley & H.P.Linder
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
POACEAE
Synonyms
Pentaschistis scandens H.P.Linder
National Status
Status and Criteria
Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)
Assessment Date
2007/05/18
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme
Justification
EOO 683 km², occurring only on coastal sands in the Bredasdorp district. It has lost 40% of subpopulations to crop cultivation, the remaining five locations are threatened by encroachment from invasive alien acacias and ongoing agricultural expansion.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Ratel River to Potberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Potberg Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos
Description
Sandy soils on coastal flats.
Threats
At least 40% of known subpopulations are now extinct due to habitat loss to crop cultivation. Remaining subpopulations continue to decline due to competition from dense infestations of alien invasive plants, and habitat loss to coastal development and ongoing agricultural expansion.
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Pentaschistis scandens H.P.LinderEN B1ab(ii,iii,v)2012.1
Pentaschistis scandens H.P.LinderEN B1ab(ii,iii,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
Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2007. Pentameris scandens (H.P.Linder) Galley & H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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