| Scientific Name | Bulbine cepacea (Burm.f.) Wijnands | Higher Classification | Monocotyledons | Family | ASPHODELACEAE | Synonyms | Anthericum bisulcata Haw., Anthericum latifolium Jacq., Anthericum pugioniforme Jacq., Bulbine bisulcata Haw., Bulbine cataphyllata Poelln., Bulbine inexpecta Poelln., Bulbine parviflora Baker, Bulbine pugioniformis (Jacq.) Link, Bulbine tuberosa (Mill.) Oberm., Ornithogalum cepaceum Burm.f., Ornithogalum tuberosum Mill. |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2018/09/30 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | Bulbine cepacea is a widespread and common species with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 51 730 km². In spite of extensive habitat loss, it is not yet in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Western Cape | Range | This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it occurs from Clanwilliam to Riversdale. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Greyton Shale Fynbos, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Breede Shale Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Breede Alluvium Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Robertson Granite Renosterveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld, Lambert's Bay Strandveld, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Ceres Shale Renosterveld, Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Renosterveld, Fynbos Riparian Vegetation, Ruens Silcrete Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Renosterveld, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Nardouw Sandstone Fynbos, Olifants Sandstone Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Western Ruens Shale Renosterveld | Description | It occurs on stony and sandy flats in fynbos and renosterveld. |
Threats | | Nearly 60% of this species' habitat has been lost to crop cultivation and urban expansion. Remaining habitat is fragmented and loss and degradation continues, particularly due to alien plant invasion, inappropriate fire management and overgrazing. |
Population | Bulbine cepacea is still common in spite of extensive habitat loss, and is not yet in danger of extinction.
| Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
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Citation/Red List version | | Bulbine cepacea (Burm.f.) Wijnands | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
Wijnands, D.O. 1991. LILIACEAE: Notes on some monocotyledons described by N.L. Burman: Asparagaceae, Asphodelaceae, Colchicaceae. Bothalia 21(2):157.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2018. Bulbine cepacea (Burm.f.) Wijnands. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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