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Scientific Name | Ledebouria humifusa (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Drimiopsis maxima Baker, Drimiopsis saundersiae Baker, Resnova humifusa (Baker) U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies, Resnova schlechteri (Baker) Van der Merwe, Scilla humifusa Baker, Scilla schlechteri Baker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2022/01/07 |
Assessor(s) | A.J. Hankey, J.E. Victor & H. Mtshali |
Justification | Although this species occurs in transformed areas, it is widely distributed, locally common, and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is widely distributed in the eastern parts of South Africa, along the coast, from Pongola in northern KwaZulu-Natal to as far south as East London in the Eastern Cape, extending inland along the valley of the Tugela River to Weenen, with a recent isolated collection far to the west on the southern coast at Stilbaai in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | This species is found in leaf litter on the floor and on rocks in patches of subtropical forest and thicket or in moist grassland among bush patches. |
Threats |
| It has lost habitat to coastal development and agriculture in the past, and loss continues. Additionally, across its range, the species faces a threat from competition due to infestations of unmanaged alien invasive plants. |
Population |
This species is locally common where it occurs, and is known from many subpopulations. Therefore, the population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ledebouria humifusa (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Resnova humifusa (Baker) U.& D.Müll.-Doblies | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. 2020. Systematics of Ledebouria sect. Resnova (Hyacinthaceae: Scilloideae: Massonieae), with a new subtribal classification of Massonieae. South African Journal of Botany 133:98-110.
Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. and Fay, M.F. 2004. A revised generic synopsis of Hyacinthaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3):533-568.
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 |
| Hankey, A.J., Victor, J.E. & Mtshali, H. 2022. Ledebouria humifusa (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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