Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Elegia altigena Pillans
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
RESTIONACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2006/09/11
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor & R.C. Turner
Justification
Known from one location, (EOO 8 km²). Potentially threatened by too frequent fires.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Kammanassie Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, North Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Sandstone slopes, 1800 m.
Threats
Habitat degradation
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Elegia altigena PillansVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Elegia altigena PillansInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Elegia altigena PillansUncertain 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.


Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Citation
Victor, J.E. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Elegia altigena Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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