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Scientific Name | Thamnochortus paniculatus Mast. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/08 |
Assessor(s) | H.P. Linder, D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | EOO <3000 km², known from 13 locations. Occurring on coastal limestone patches that are heavily infested by invasive alien plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Agulhas to Stilbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Well-drained slopes, usually over limestone pavements, 10-200 m. |
Threats |
| Threatened by competition from dense infestations of alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Protected in De Hoop Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thamnochortus paniculatus Mast. | NT B1ab(iii,v) | 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.
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.
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Citation |
| Linder, H.P., Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2007. Thamnochortus paniculatus Mast. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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