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Scientific Name | Restio pulcher (Esterh.) H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Calopsis pulchra Esterh. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/16 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | An Agulhas Plain species, EOO 257 km², occurring at between five and 10 locations. Habitat loss due to agriculture and wildflower cultivation is causing ongoing decline of this species. Invasive alien plants are also resulting in degradation of its habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Pearly Beach inland to Elim, westwards to the Koudeberg, and eastwards to Brandfontein and the Soetanysberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos |
Description | Well-drained gravelly or sandy soils, often forming an understory under other plants. |
Threats |
| Cultivation of wheat and vineyards as well as cultivation of fynbos for the cut flower industry are a past and ongoing threats throughout this species' range. Invasive alien plants are a severe cause of ongoing habitat degradation. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Calopsis pulchra Esterh. | Least Concern | 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. & Raimondo, D. 2011. Restio pulcher (Esterh.) H.P.Linder & C.R.Hardy. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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