Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Strumaria massoniella (D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) Snijman
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Synonyms
Gemmaria massoniella D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D1
Assessment Date
2008/03/20
Assessor(s)
D.A. Snijman & D. Raimondo
Justification
Known from three subpopulations. This species is sparsely distributed and occurs as small subpopulations totalling fewer than 500 plants. No known threats.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape
Range
Kamiesberg to Loeriesfontein.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Platbakkies Succulent Shrubland, Namaqualand Riviere
Description
Semiarid flats in deep sand.
Threats
No threats.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Strumaria massoniella (D.& U.Müll.-Doblies) SnijmanVU D1Raimondo et al. (2009)
Strumaria massoniella (D.& U.Müll.-Doblies) SnijmanLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Strumaria massoniella (D.& U.Müll.-Doblies) SnijmanRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

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


Müller-Doblies, D. and Müller-Doblies, U. 1985. De Liliifloris notulae 2: De taxonomia subtribus Strumariinae (Amaryllidaceae). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 107:17-47.


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. 1992. Notes on the Strumariinae (Amaryllidaceae : Amaryllideae): six new taxa in Strumaria and Hessea from the central and northwestern Cape, South Africa, and southern Namibia. Bothalia 22(1):1-11.


Snijman, D.A. 1992. Systematic studies in the tribe Amaryllidae (Amaryllidaceae). Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town.


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


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. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Strumaria massoniella (D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) Snijman. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19

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