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Scientific Name | Albuca zebrina Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Ornithogalum zebrinum (Baker) Oberm. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/12 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Known from nine sites, with subpopulations often small, consisting of fewer than 10 plants), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand from Eksteenfontein in the Richtersveld to Platbakkies east of the Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Anenous Plateau Shrubland, Kosiesberg Succulent Shrubland, Platbakkies Succulent Shrubland, Namaqualand Blomveld, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Rocky succulent karoo shrubland. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ornithogalum zebrinum (Baker) Oberm. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ornithogalum zebrinum (Baker) Oberm. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Müller-Doblies, U. and Müller-Doblies, D. 1996. Revisionula incompleta Ornithogalorum Austro-Africanorum (Hyacinthaceae). Feddes Repertorium 107(5-6):361-548.
Obermeyer, A.A. 1978. Ornithogalum: a revision of the southern African species. Bothalia 12(3):323-376.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Albuca zebrina Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/16 |
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