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Scientific Name | Askidiosperma longiflorum (Pillans) H.P.Linder |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | RESTIONACEAE |
Synonyms | Chondropetalum longiflorum Pillans |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/07 |
Assessor(s) | H.P. Linder & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from less than 10 locations. Potentially threatened by aseasonal and too frequent fires and invasive alien plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Koue Bokkeveld and Hex River Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Marshy places and dry, north-facing, stony slopes. |
Threats |
| Several subpopulations occur and these are in quite well protected areas they are however potentially vulnerable to incorrect season fires or degradation of their habitat due to invasive alien plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Askidiosperma longiflorum (Pillans) H.P.Linder | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Askidiosperma longiflorum (Pillans) H.P.Linder | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Chondropetalum longiflorum Pillans | Vulnerable | 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.
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Citation |
| Linder, H.P. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Askidiosperma longiflorum (Pillans) H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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