Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Sartidia jucunda (Schweick.) De Winter
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
POACEAE
Synonyms
Aristida jucunda Schweick.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2008/07/09
Assessor(s)
P.A. Manyama & D. Raimondo
Justification
A range-restricted species, EOO 35 km², AOO <20 km², recorded only from one location. Potentially threatened by livestock overgrazing.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Limpopo
Range
Blouberg and Soutpansberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld
Description
Stony slopes, 1300-2000 m.
Threats
Potentially threatened by overgrazing.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Sartidia jucunda (Schweick.) De WinterVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Sartidia jucunda (Schweick.) De WinterRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

De Winter, B. 1965. The South African Stipeae and Aristideae (Gramineane). An anatomical, cytological and taxonomic study. Bothalia 8(3):199-404.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


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
Manyama, P.A. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Sartidia jucunda (Schweick.) De Winter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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