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Scientific Name | Capeochloa cincta (Nees) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder subsp. sericea (N.P.Barker) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | POACEAE |
Synonyms | Merxmuellera cincta (Nees) Conert subsp. sericea N.P.Barker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2004/03/03 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, A.P. Dold & L. Fish |
Justification | EOO <700 km², known from less than 10 locations. Declining due to alien plant invasion and coastal housing developments. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Cape St Francis to Kei Mouth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | St Francis Dune Thicket, Kasouga Dune Thicket |
Description | Coastal dunes, in sandy seeps underlain by rock shelf. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Merxmuellera cincta (Nees) Conert subsp. sericea N.P.Barker | VU B1ab(i,iii,iv,v) | 2012.1 | | Merxmuellera cincta (Nees) Conert subsp. sericea N.P.Barker | VU B1ab(i,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E., Dold, A.P. & Fish, L. 2004. Capeochloa cincta (Nees) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder subsp. sericea (N.P.Barker) N.P.Barker & H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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