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Scientific Name | Albuca gariepensis J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/04/02 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bushmanland, between Kakamas, Upington and Kenhardt. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo |
Description | Drainage lines and washes on calcrete plains and sandy flats. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
This species is currently known from only five collections (Manning and Goldblatt 2011), but it occurs in a remote and botanically poorly explored area, and is likely to be more common.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Albuca gariepensis J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Least Concern | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2011. HYACINTHACEAE: Albuca gariepensis (Ornithogaloideae), a new species of A. subgen. Namibiogalum from Gordonia, South Africa, and A. prasina transferred to Ornithogalum. Bothalia 41(2):314-319.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Albuca gariepensis J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/11 |
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