Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Strumaria karooica (W.F.Barker) Snijman
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Synonyms
Gemmaria karooica (W.F.Barker) D.& U.Müll.-Doblies, Hessea karooica W.F.Barker, Periphanes karooica (W.F.Barker) F.M.Leight.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2004/07/20
Assessor(s)
D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor
Justification
Known from less than 10 sites. Subpopulations comprise small, fairly dense aggregations of a few hundred bulbs. No known threats.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Middelpos to Sutherland and Matjiesfontein.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, Central Mountain Shale Renosterveld, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld, Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld
Description
Shallow clay soils, in seasonally damp depressions.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Strumaria karooica (W.F.Barker) SnijmanRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Strumaria karooica (W.F.Barker) SnijmanLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Strumaria karooica (W.F.Barker) SnijmanNot Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Hessea karooica W.F.BarkerRare Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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.


Snijman, D.A. 1994. Systematics of Hessea, Strumaria and Carpolyza (Amaryllideae: Amaryllidaceae). Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 16:1-162.


Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.


Citation
Snijman, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2004. Strumaria karooica (W.F.Barker) Snijman. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/18

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