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Scientific Name | Albuca obtusa J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Ornithogalum brucebayeri U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies, not Albuca brucebayeri U.Müll.-Doblies |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/16 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A poorly known, taxonomically problematic taxon that is doubtfully distinct from the widespread and common A. suaveolens. Based on current available data, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Central mountains of the Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Gravelly quartzite flats and slopes. |
Threats |
| Possibly threatened by habitat degradation due to overgrazing. |
Population |
A poorly known taxon, with no known recent collections. It is difficult to identify with certainty and may be overlooked.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Notes |
| This species is known from only a few collections, but no duplicate vouchers were ever deposited in South African herbaria, in spite of such claims in the literature (Müller-Doblies and Müller-Doblies 1996), and to date, no other South African collections could be successfully matched to the description of this species, and its validity remains doubtful. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Albuca obtusa J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | 2015.1 | | Ornithogalum brucebayeri U.& D.Müll.-Doblies | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C., Forest, F., Devey, D.S., Fay, M.F. and Goldblatt, P. 2009. A molecular phylogeny and revised classification of Ornithogaloideae (Hyacinthaceae) based on an analysis of four plastid DNA regions. Taxon 58(1):77-107.
Müller-Doblies, U. and Müller-Doblies, D. 1996. Revisionula incompleta Ornithogalorum Austro-Africanorum (Hyacinthaceae). Feddes Repertorium 107(5-6):361-548.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2015. Albuca obtusa J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/11 |
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