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Scientific Name | Elegia intermedia (Steud.) Pillans |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Elegia membranacea (Nees) Kunth, Restio intermedius Steud., Restio membranaceus Nees |
Common Names | Besemriet (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2007/06/04 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | According to Linder (2006), this taxon is possibly part of the hyper variable E. grandispicata. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Northern part of Table Mountain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Elegia intermedia (Steud.) Pillans | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. 2007. Elegia intermedia (Steud.) Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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