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Scientific Name | Schoenoxiphium altum Kukkonen |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | CYPERACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2018/09/30 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted species (EOO 1421 km²), estimated to occur at between 10 and 20 locations, and declining due to competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Swellendam to Knysna. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Southern Afrotemperate Forest |
Description | Forest margins. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened in places by competition from alien invasive plants. It has lost habitat to wood harvesting in indigenous forests and timber plantations in the past (about 18% of the historical extent of its habitat has been lost), but remaining forests are now protected, and habitat loss has ceased. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schoenoxiphium altum Kukkonen | 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.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Schoenoxiphium altum Kukkonen. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/11/28 |
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