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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 Pillans | Declining | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Thamnochortus punctatus Pillans | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Thamnochortus punctatus Pillans | Rare | 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.
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Citation |
| Linder, H.P., Turner, R.C. & Raimondo, D. 2016. Thamnochortus punctatus Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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