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Scientific Name | Anthochortus insignis (Mast.) H.P.Linder |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Phyllocomos insignis Mast. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/17 |
Assessor(s) | H.P. Linder, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species has an area of occupancy (AOO) of less than 20 km² and is restricted to the lower reaches of a few streams and in some marshes in the Ceres basin. It is potentially threatened by water flow modification from damming and weir construction upstream of subpopulations. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It occurs in the mountains around Ceres. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in high-energy permanent streams. |
Threats |
| As this species relies on permanent, fast flowing streams, damming and diversion of mountain streams can potentially negatively affect subpopulations downstream. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Anthochortus insignis (Mast.) H.P.Linder | VU D2 | 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.
Linder, H.P. 1985. Conspectus of the African species of Restionaceae. Bothalia 15(3&4):387-503.
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., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Anthochortus insignis (Mast.) H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/08/29 |
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