Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Elegia stokoei Pillans
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
RESTIONACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2006/09/13
Assessor(s)
H.P. Linder, R.C. Turner & D. Pillay
Justification
EOO <10 000, a montane species from three disjunct regions and known from several subpopulations, it is likely to be undercollected. It has no recorded threats.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Elandskloof Mountains to Villiersdorp and Montagu.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Well-drained stony slopes on the hot, lower slopes of mountains.
Threats
Slight potential threat from frequent fire as plants are killed by fire and regenerate from seed.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Elegia stokoei PillansLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Elegia stokoei PillansVulnerable Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Elegia stokoei PillansVulnerable 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., Turner, R.C. & Pillay, D. 2006. Elegia stokoei Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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