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Scientific Name | Spatalla thyrsiflora Salisb. ex Knight |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | PROTEACEAE |
Synonyms | Sorocephalus spatalloides R.Br. |
Common Names | Swan-neck Spoon (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2019/01/15 |
Assessor(s) | A.G. Rebelo, H. Mtshali & L. von Staden |
Justification | Five known locations are potentially threatened by alien pine invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Du Toit's Kloof Mountains and Caledon Swartberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Elgin Shale Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | Granite fynbos at wet locations, usually south-facing. It is a long-lived species, and survives fires by resprouting from underground boles or rootstocks. Seeds are relased after ripening, and dispersed by ants to their underground nests, where they are protected from predation and fire. It is pollinated by insects. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Spatalla thyrsiflora Salisb. ex Knight | 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.
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.
Rebelo, T. 2001. Sasol Proteas: A field guide to the proteas of southern Africa. (2nd ed.). Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg, Cape Town.
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Citation |
| Rebelo, A.G., Mtshali, H. & von Staden, L. 2019. Spatalla thyrsiflora Salisb. ex Knight. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/17 |
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