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Scientific Name | Trachyandra tortilis (Baker) Oberm. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Anthericum oocarpum Schltr. ex Poelln., Anthericum salteri F.M.Leight., Anthericum tortile Baker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/18 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Richtersveld and Namaqualand southwards to Vredendal, Hopefield and Saron. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Well-drained sandy or rocky soils, often in riverbeds and quartz patches. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Trachyandra tortilis (Baker) Oberm. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boatwright, J.S. and Manning, J.C. 2010. Notes on the genus Trachyandra (Asphodelaceae: Asphodeloideae) 1: A review of the T. thyrsoidea group (Section Trachyandra), including three new species from the Northern Cape. South African Journal of Botany 76(3):499-510.
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.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2011. Trachyandra tortilis (Baker) Oberm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/21 |
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