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Scientific Name | Hypodiscus squamosus Esterh. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/06/04 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | Known from two locations, potentially threatened by protea cultivation, encroachment from invasive alien pines and housing developments. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Riviersonderend Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Gravely sandstone slopes and flats. |
Threats |
| Protea farming is taking place close to both known locations. Invasive alien pines occur near the subpopulation at Die Galg, there is also housing development taking place in this area. All of the above are potential threats that do not yet impact on the subpopulations. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hypodiscus squamosus Esterh. | 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. 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 |
| Helme, N.A. 2007. Hypodiscus squamosus Esterh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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