Yellow Fire Lily

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cyrtanthus breviflorus Harv.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Synonyms
Anoiganthus breviflorus (Harv.) Baker, Anoiganthus luteus (Baker) Baker, Cyrtanthus luteus Baker
Common Names
Geelvuurlelie (a), Injobo (z), Uvelabahleke (z), Wild Crocus (e), Wildekrokus (a), Yellow Fire Lily (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2004/06/30
Assessor(s)
D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cyrtanthus breviflorus Harv.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.


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.


Citation
Snijman, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2004. Cyrtanthus breviflorus Harv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19

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