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Scientific Name | Thamnochortus levynsiae Pillans |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/25 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, P.A. Manyama, D.A. Kamundi, L. von Staden & N.A. Helme |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 188 km²), but fairly common Cape Peninsula endemic, and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Peninsula, Table Mountain to Simon's Town. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Steep, rocky slopes or on ledges, restricted to moist, south-facing slopes, 450-900 m. |
Threats |
| Most subpopulations are not threatened, however alien invasive pines are present within this species' habitat on Constantiaberg and Noordhoek Peaks, and if left unmanaged, could become a threat in these areas (N.A. Helme pers. obs. 2012). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thamnochortus levynsiae Pillans | Rare | 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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
Linder, H.P. 1985. Conspectus of the African species of Restionaceae. Bothalia 15(3&4):387-503.
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 |
| Raimondo, D., Manyama, P.A., Kamundi, D.A., von Staden, L. & Helme, N.A. 2013. Thamnochortus levynsiae Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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