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Scientific Name | Spetaea lachenaliiflora Wetschnig & Pfosser |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Scilla plumbea of other authors, not of Scilla plumbea Lindl. (misapplied name) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2019/03/20 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & N.A. Helme |
Justification | A rare, localized species with an area of occupancy (AOO) of 12 km². It is known from two locations which are potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is found in Du Toit's Kloof and Bain's Kloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow in rocky places on sandstone slopes in river valleys. |
Threats |
| Field observations indicate that alien invasive species, particularly pines and hakeas are spreading in the Bain's Kloof Mountains (N.A. Helme pers. obs. 2008). These are likely to outcompete native species if left unmanaged. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Spetaea lachenaliiflora Wetschnig & Pfosser | VU D2 | 2020.1 | | Spetaea lachenaliiflora Wetschnig & Pfosser | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Wetsching, W. and Pfosser, M. 2003. The Scilla plumbea puzzle: present status of the genus Scilla sensu lato in southern Africa and description of Spetaea lachenaliiflora, a new genus and species of Massonieae (Hyacinthaceae). Taxon 52(1):75-91.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Helme, N.A. 2019. Spetaea lachenaliiflora Wetschnig & Pfosser. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/14 |
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