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Scientific Name | Albuca clanwilliamaegloria U.Müll.-Doblies |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Ornithogalum clanwilliamae-gloria (U.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2018/09/28 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | Albuca clanwilliamaegloria has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 1396 km². Four to five locations continue to decline due to rapid, ongoing habitat loss to crop cultivation. It is therefore listed as Endangered under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found from Redelinghuys to Olifants River Valley. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | It grows in deep acid sands. |
Threats |
| Albuca clanwilliamaegloria has lost more than 50% of its habitat to rapidly expanding crop cultivation in the Sandveld, with 30-40% of this loss estimated to have occurred in the past three generations. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Albuca clanwilliamigloria U.Müll.-Doblies | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v) | 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.
Müller-Doblies, U. 1995. Enumeratio Albucarum (Hyacinthaceae) Austro-Africanarum adhuc cognitarum. 2. Subgenus Falconera (Salisb.) Baker emend. U.M-D. 1987. Feddes Repertorium 106(5-8):353-370.
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 |
| Helme, N.A., Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2018. Albuca clanwilliamaegloria U.Müll.-Doblies. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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