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Scientific Name | Ornithogalum rupestre L.f. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Ornithogalum aurantiacum Baker, Ornithogalum multifolium Baker, Ornithogalum virgineum Sol. ex Baker, Ornithogalum witteklipense F.M.Leight. |
Common Names | Kliptjienk (a), Rock Chinkerinchee (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/09/22 |
Assessor(s) | R.R. Klopper, J.E. Victor, R.C. Turner & L. von Staden |
Justification | A very widespread species, but restricted to a localized, specialized habitat. Not threatened or declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Richtersveld to Vredenburg and Darling, Koue Bokkeveld and Laingsburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Shallow pockets of soil on granite or sandstone rock sheets, often along the edge of depressions where water collects in the rainy season. |
Threats |
| No severe threats. |
Population |
This species occurs in large numbers in suitable habitat (Manning et al. 2007).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ornithogalum rupestre L.f. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ornithogalum multifolium Baker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Ornithogalum rupestre L.f. | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Manning, J.C., MartÃnez-AzorÃn, M. and Crespo, M.B. 2007. A revision of Ornithogalum subgenus Aspasia section Aspasia, the chincherinchees (Hyacinthaceae). Bothalia 37(2):133-164.
Müller-Doblies, U. and Müller-Doblies, D. 1996. Revisionula incompleta Ornithogalorum Austro-Africanorum (Hyacinthaceae). Feddes Repertorium 107(5-6):361-548.
Obermeyer, A.A. 1978. Ornithogalum: a revision of the southern African species. Bothalia 12(3):323-376.
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., Turner, R.C. & von Staden, L. 2011. Ornithogalum rupestre L.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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