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Scientific Name | Eucomis grimshawii G.D.Duncan & Zonn. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/04/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted (EOO 220 km²) habitat specialist, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Eastern Cape Drakensberg, Ben MacDhui to Naude's Nek Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland |
Description | Shaded places under overhanging rocks on seasonally damp, south-facing grassy slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Eucomis grimshawii G.D.Duncan & Zonn. | Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Zonneveld, J.M. and Duncan, G.D. 2010. Genome sizes of Eucomis L'Hér. (Hyacinthaceae) and a description of the new species Eucomis grimshawii G.D.Duncan & Zonneveld. Plant Systematics and Evolution 284:99-109.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Eucomis grimshawii G.D.Duncan & Zonn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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