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Scientific Name | Albuca crudenii Archibald |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Ornithogalum crudenii (Archibald) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/07/26 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, A.P. Dold & R.R. Klopper |
Justification | Known from two locations. Invasive alien plants have infested much of the Dassieklip area (one of the locations) in the past, but recent clearing is reversing this trend. Invasive aliens remain a potential threat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Grahamstown to Alicedale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saltaire Karroid Thicket, Nanaga Savanna Thicket |
Description | Thornveld. |
Threats |
| Alien vegetation has infested much of the Dassieklip area in the past, but recent clearing is reversing this trend. Ongoing clearing and management is however needed to prevent reinvasion, and competition from alien invasive plants remains a potential threat. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Albuca crudenii Archibald | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Archibald, E.E.A., Codd, L.E., Dyer, R.A., Meeuse, A.D.J. and Van Duten, D. 1956. New and interesting records of South African flowering plants. Bothalia 6:535-546.
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.
Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E., Dold, A.P. & Klopper, R.R. 2005. Albuca crudenii Archibald. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/11 |
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