Thamnochortus insignis Mast. belongs to the Restionaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Thamnochortus insignis, Davidson, C 12303--South Africa. Western Cape. De Hoop Nature Res. 22 Jan 2014. DSC01681 (166).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Restionaceae
Genus
Thamnochortus
Specific Epithet
insignis
Authorship
Mast.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#284,522 of 335,497
Top 85%
Extinction probability
12%
Location
South Africa, Western Cape
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Culms to c. 1 m.
