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Scientific Name | Ledebouria venteri Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2016/07/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare and localized habitat specialist (EOO 146 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gourits River Gorge from the Langeberg to Gouritsmond. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Gouritz Valley Thicket |
Description | Ledges of east-facing cliffs and steep embankments. |
Threats |
| There are no known significant past, ongoing or future threats that are likely to lead to this taxon's extinction. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ledebouria venteri Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk | Rare | 2017.1 | | Ledebouria venteri Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. and Van Wyk, A.E. 2006. Ledebouria venteri (Hyacinthaceae), a new cliff-dwelling species from the Gouritz River, Western Cape. Aloe 43(4):75-77.
Venter, S. 2008. Synopsis of the genus Ledebouria Roth (Hyacinthaceae) in South Africa. Herbertia 62:85-155.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Ledebouria venteri Van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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