PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / POALES / RESTIONACEAE / RESTIONOIDEAE / WILLDENOWIEAE / NEVILLEA / VLOKII
Plants tufted, 0.5-1 m tall. Fertile culms borne on short, spreading, unbranched or sparsely branched rhizomes; culms unbranched, smooth, olivaceous, diameter at base 1.7-2.8 mm, 1.4-2 mm at apex. Sheaths closely convoluted, acute or obtuse or rounded, 20-30 mm long, apical margins narrowly membranous; mucro awl- or needle-shaped, straight and erect, 3.5-6 mm long. Male inflorescence 20-25 x 15-25 mm, with 2-10 paniculate spikelets; spathes persistent or caducous, taller than spikelets, cartilaginous, awned; spikelets elliptical or ovate, rounded or obtuse or acute, 8-11 x 3.5-5 mm, with 10-20 flowers; bracts as tall as or taller than flowers, 2.5-4 mm long, square, truncate or rounded, coriaceous or cartilaginous, bract upper margin like body of bract, bract awn minute or absent. Male flower 2.5-3 mm long; tepals all same size, oblong, glabrous; outer whorl cartilaginous or membranous, laterals conduplicate; inner whorl membranous; anthers 1.3-1.5 mm long, exserted from the flowers. Female inflorescence 20-50 x 8-20 mm, linear, with 2-10 spikelets; spathes longer than and obscuring the spikelets, persistent, cartilaginous; spikelets sessile, elliptical, acute, 9-18 mm long, with 2-4 flowers and 2 sterile bracts; bracts taller than flowers, 5-8 mm long, square or ovate, obtuse or acute, coriaceous or cartilaginous, apical margin like rest of bract or somewhat darker, awn minute or absent or less than half as long as the bract body. Female flower 5.5-6 mm long, without a fleshy pedicel; tepals chartaceous or cartilaginous, glabrous and smooth, apices acuminate; outer lateral tepals conduplicate or keeled or winged, wings entire, narrower than body, 5-6 mm long; inner tepals ovate, 3-5 mm long; staminodes absent; styles 2, feathery, red, bases free; ovary unilocular. Fruit unknown. From: Linder, HP. 2011. New species and combinations in the African Restionaceae. S. African J. Bot. 77: 415-424. [Copyright held by the South African Association of Botanists (2011); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299] [CC BY]
Male spathes overtopping spikelets. Female tepals acuminate. From: Linder, HP. 2011. New species and combinations in the African Restionaceae. S. African J. Bot. 77: 415-424. [Copyright held by the South African Association of Botanists (2011); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299] [CC BY]
All collections of N. vlokii are from sandy or loamy soils derived from sandstone. Most collections indicate seepages (although one is from well-drained soils), some even indicate permanently wet habitats. It seems that the species might need some seepage. It is sometimes locally dominant or at least common. From: Linder, HP. 2011. New species and combinations in the African Restionaceae. S. African J. Bot. 77: 415-424. [Copyright held by the South African Association of Botanists (2011); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299] [CC BY]
This new species is a Langeberg endemic, found between the Grootberg and the Gouritz River Gorge. From: Linder, HP. 2011. New species and combinations in the African Restionaceae. S. African J. Bot. 77: 415-424. [Copyright held by the South African Association of Botanists (2011); http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02546299] [CC BY]
November to February
450 to 750 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Published in: S. African J. Bot. 77(2): 419 (2011)
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Poales
FAMILY Restionaceae
SUBFAMILY Restionoideae
TRIBE Willdenowieae
GENUS Nevillea
SPECIES vlokii
9 results for Nevillea vlokii H.P.Linder
Barcode: NBG0205375-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 3917 | 2006-4-29
South Africa, Western Cape, Riversdale. Eastern Langeberg, nek on trail, 3 km west of Doodkisberg, trail from Bergfontein to Karoo. 33°56'S; 21°32'E.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0205373-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 3915 | 2006-4-29
South Africa, Western Cape, Riversdale. Eastern Langeberg, path north from Bergfontein, 3 km W of Doodkisberg. 33°56'S; 21°32'E.
General notes: Fynbos biome. Moderate mountain slope. Seepage. Permanently waterlogged, sandy, black turf soil. Sandstone. Full sun. Aspect SW. No biotic effect seen. Graminoid. Flowers present. Rhizomatous. Common in peaty seepages from 650 -1100 m. Veld 3 years old. Plant height 0.6 m.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0190792-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 1969 | 2001-4-27
South Africa, Western Cape, Riversdale. Eastern Langeberg, NW of farm Bergfontein, in saddle valley of Perdeberg, Farm 152.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0205374-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 3916 | 2006-4-29
South Africa, Western Cape, Riversdale. Eastern Langeberg, 1 km north of Koksposberg, above path, from Bergfontein to Karoo. 33°57'S; 21°33'E.
General notes: Fynbos biome. Moderate mountain slope. Moist/damp, black turf soil. Sandstone. Full sun. Aspect S. Flowers present. Rhizomatous. Veld 3 years old. Fairly common in seepage areas. Plant height 0.5 m.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG1489868-0 Collector(s) & number: Helme, NA, 9187 | 2017-4-15
South Africa, Western Cape, Langeberg, east of Garcia's Pass; Witte Els Berg 44; path north of Koksposberg.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0234080-0 Collector(s) & number: McDonald, DJ, 2009 | 1990-11-1
South Africa, Western Cape, Langeberg. Bergfontein. On S-facing slopes of Koksposberg on farm Bergfontein in strip of old fynbos.
General notes: Alt. 439 m. C1Q1, rocky loam soil. Fynbos vegetation. Moderate slopes with S aspect. Partial shade. Soil well-drained. Biotic effects: Undisturbed. Old veld estimated 16 years. Rare 0.50 m restio with globose male inflorescences. No female plants found. Located near Releve 213. Male plant.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0234079-0 Collector(s) & number: McDonald, DJ, 2045 | 1990-12-12
South Africa, Western Cape, Langeberg. Bergfontein. South side of Perdeberg Nek, along Wit Blitzpaadjie between Bergfontein and Welgevonden.
General notes: Alt. 742 m. C1Q2, Sandy loam soil. Mountain fynbos. Moderate slopes with SE aspect. Full sun. Seepage area. Undisturbed. Vegetation about 6 years old. Occasional caespitose restio.0.60 m high, growing profusely in localized seep. Male inflorescences globose. Female inflorescences cryptic. Fairly widespread but found where drainage is impeded.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Restionaceae Linder, HPIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 227-251
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2011
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
New species and combinations in the African Restionaceae Linder, HPSouth African Journal of Botany 77: 415-424
No results found for Nevillea vlokii H.P.Linder
Status and criteria
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