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Scientific Name | Platycaulos subcompressus (Pillans) H.P.Linder |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Restio subcompressus Pillans |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | H.P. Linder, D. Raimondo & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <266 km²), known from three subpopulations. No recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Landdroskop in the Hottentots Holland to Bain's Kloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Marshy habitats, seepages along stream banks, rarely on rock ledges, 750-1500 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Platycaulos subcompressus (Pillans) H.P.Linder | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Platycaulos subcompressus (Pillans) H.P.Linder | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Restio subcompressus Pillans | Indeterminate | 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., Raimondo, D. & Victor, J.E. 2007. Platycaulos subcompressus (Pillans) H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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