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Scientific Name | Isolepis leucoloma (Nees) C.Archer |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyperus leucoloma Nees |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/14 |
Assessor(s) | M. Muasya & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from three locations, a rare species potentially threatened by alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg Mountains to Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Olifants Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos |
Description | Damp depressions in shallow soils. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Isolepis leucoloma (Nees) C.Archer | VU D2 | 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.
Muasya, A.M. and Simpson, D.A. 2002. A monograph of the genus Isolepis R.Br. (Cyperaceae). Kew Bulletin 57(2):257-362.
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 |
| Muasya, M. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Isolepis leucoloma (Nees) C.Archer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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