Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Staberoha multispicula Pillans
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
RESTIONACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v)
Assessment Date
2007/05/17
Assessor(s)
H.P. Linder & D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO <500 km², known from less than 10 locations from the hills around Viljoenshof. Threatened by protea, vineyard and wheat cultivation.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Baardskeerdersbos to Soetanysberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Overberg Dune Strandveld, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos
Description
Well-drained, sandy slopes, 50-200 m.
Threats
Threatened by habitat loss to protea, vineyard and wheat farming.
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Staberoha multispicula PillansVU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Staberoha multispicula PillansIndeterminate Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Staberoha multispicula 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.


Citation
Linder, H.P. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Staberoha multispicula Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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