Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Lachnaea striata (Poir.) Meisn.
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
THYMELAEACEAE
Synonyms
Lachnaea elegans Compton
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2006/08/23
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo
Justification
A rare habitat specialist restricted to mountainous areas where there are no known threats.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cederberg, Groot Winterhoek and Witzenberg mountains
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Seasonally damp areas on mountain slopes, 800-1160 m.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Lachnaea striata (Poir.) Meisn.Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Lachnaea striata (Poir.) Meisn.Lower Risk - Near Threatened Victor (2002)
Lachnaea elegans ComptonInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Lachnaea elegans ComptonUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Beyers, J.B.P. 2001. The Cape genus Lachnaea (Thymeleaceae): a monograph. Strelitzia 11:1-115. National Botanical Institute, Pretora.


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.


Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Raimondo, D. 2006. Lachnaea striata (Poir.) Meisn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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