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Scientific Name | Albuca fragrans Jacq. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Ornithogalum fragrans (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/04/13 |
Assessor(s) | R.R. Klopper, J.E. Victor & L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread species, that in spite of much lowland habitat loss, is still very common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Citrusdal to Cape Peninsula and Kleinmond. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Deep sand on lowland plains. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss to crop cultivation and urban and coastal development. |
Population |
A large number of recent collections indicate that in spite of much loss of lowland habitat, this species is still very common. Collections from severely degraded sites suggests that it is resilient to disturbance, and probably not declining as much as would be suspected from the amount of habitat that has been lost.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Albuca fragrans Jacq. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2009. Albuca crispa and A. grandis (Hyacinthaceae: Ornithogaloideae), two new species of subgenus Albuca, the rediscovery of A. Albucoides (subgenus Osmyne), and the identity of A. reflexa. Bothalia 39(2):153-163.
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 |
| Klopper, R.R., Victor, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2011. Albuca fragrans Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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