Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Thamnochortus punctatus Pillans
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
RESTIONACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2016/06/28
Assessor(s)
H.P. Linder, R.C. Turner & D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO<15 000 km², known from 20-40 locations with many large subpopulations. It is predominantly a lowland species and has lost at least 40% of its range and locations to crop cultivation. Currently declining due to housing development, alien plant invasion, harvesting for thatch and crop cultivation.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Bokkeveld Mountains to Cape Peninsula.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Acidic coastal sand plains, often spreading into disturbed areas, particularly common along roads, and avoids wetter areas.
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Thamnochortus punctatus PillansDeclining Raimondo et al. (2009)
Thamnochortus punctatus PillansNot Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Thamnochortus punctatus PillansRare 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.


Citation
Linder, H.P., Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2016. Thamnochortus punctatus Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22

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