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Scientific Name | Trachyandra hantamensis Boatwr. & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened D2 |
Assessment Date | 2013/12/12 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & J.S. Boatwright |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 664 km²), rare and localized species, estimated to occur at between five and 10 locations, and potentially threatened by habitat loss to crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Loeriesfontein to Nieuwoudtville. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Tillite or clay soils in renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Subpopulations near Nieuwoudtville occur among ploughed fields, and are potentially threatened by further sporadic habitat loss to crop cultivation. Subpopulations around Loeriesfontein are not threatened. |
Population |
This recently described species is currently known from four locations, within a very small area, but it is likely to occur at a few more, as the area is generally under-sampled. Subpopulations are small and localized.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Trachyandra hantamensis Boatwr. & J.C.Manning | NT D2 | 2014.1 | |
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Boatwright, J.S. 2013. Trachyandra hantamensis Boatwr. & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/08 |
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