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Scientific Name | Cyrtanthus obliquus (L.f.) Aiton |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Common Names | Justafina (e), Knysna Lily (e), Knysnalelie (a), Umathunga (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/06/28 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Widespread but declining due to harvesting for traditional medicine, although estimates of the extent of the decline are not available. This species is still common and is not yet regarded as threatened. Monitoring is recommended. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and south-eastern portion of the Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Exposed rocky outcrops on stony slopes in grassland or grassy fynbos. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyrtanthus obliquus (L.f.) Aiton | Declining | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cyrtanthus obliquus (L.f.) Aiton | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
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.
Reid, C. and Dyer, R.A. 1984. A review of the southern African species of Cyrtanthus. The American Plant Life Society, La Jolla, California.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Snijman, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2016. Cyrtanthus obliquus (L.f.) Aiton. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/28 |
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