Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Thamnochortus ellipticus Pillans
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
RESTIONACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2007/04/16
Assessor(s)
J.H. Vlok & D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO <25 km², AOO <10 km². Has declined in the past due to crop cultivation and afforestation and is now potentially threatened by pine invasions.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Northern Langeberg Mountains south of Ladismith.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Well-drained gravely soils on dry, north-facing sandstone slopes.
Threats
Some of this species' habitat has been transformed due to agricultural expansion and afforestation in the past, but loss is not ongoing. Plants are potentially threatened by competition from escaping pine seedlings from nearby plantations, should they not be managed and become invasive.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Thamnochortus ellipticus PillansVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Thamnochortus ellipticus PillansIndeterminate Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Thamnochortus ellipticus PillansIndeterminate Hall et al. (1980)
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.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


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


Linder, H.P. 2011. The African Restionaceae: an Interactive Key identification and description system. Version 6. http://www.systbot.uzh.ch/Bestimmungsschluessel/Restionaceae_en.html. Downloaded.


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.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Citation
Vlok, J.H. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Thamnochortus ellipticus Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13

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