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Scientific Name | Zantedeschia odorata P.L.Perry |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ARACEAE |
Common Names | Bokkeveld Arum (e), Scented Arum (e), Soetvarkblom (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2023/05/04 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted species known from a very limited area near Nieuwoudtville which has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 46 km². It occurs in dolerite outcrops and is not threatened by crop cultivation at present as it is protected by the rocky, inaccessible nature of its habitat. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld, Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld |
Description | Plants grow in crevices between dolerite boulders on seasonally waterlogged, red clay soils. |
Threats |
| It is not threatened by agriculture at present as it is protected by the rocky inaccessible nature of the habitat. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in the Nieuwoudtville Wild Flower Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Zantedeschia odorata P.L.Perry | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Zantedeschia odorata P.L.Perry | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Perry, P.L. 1989. A new species of Zantedeschia (Araceae) from the western Cape. South African Journal of Botany 55(4):447-451.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. 2023. Zantedeschia odorata P.L.Perry. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/17 |
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