Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Ledebouria papillata S.Venter
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
HYACINTHACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2016/08/26
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
Ledebouria papillata is widespread across northern South Africa, where it is not severely threatened. Subpopulations in the Eastern Cape are declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. As the species is currently circumscribed, it is widespread and not in danger of extinction.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West
Range
Louis Trichardt to Potchefstroom, and also between Port Elizabeth and Peddie in the Eastern Cape.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Albany Thicket, Savanna
Description
Sandy soils in woodland, grassland with scattered bush clumps and closed evergreen tall shrubland and thicket.
Threats
This taxon is widespread and fairly common across Limpopo and North West, and most subpopulations are not severely threatened. There is some ongoing habitat loss to urban expansion around Polokwane, and near Bela Bela it is threatened by habitat loss to crop cultivation, but this affects only a small proportion of the northern population. In the Eastern Cape it is threatened by severe, ongoing habitat loss to urban and industrial expansion around Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Notes
Ledebouria papillata has a very odd, disjunct distribution. Plants in the Eastern Cape possibly represents a separate taxon, or otherwise it is possibly overlooked in the Free State and inland areas of the Eastern Cape. Populations in the Eastern Cape occur within a restricted area, and could possibly be at risk of extinction if they are recognised as a separate taxon.
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Ledebouria papillata S.VenterLC 2017.1
Bibliography

Venter, S. 1993. A revision of the genus Ledebouria Roth (Hyacinthaceae) in South Africa. Unpublished MSc. Thesis, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.


Venter, S. 2008. Synopsis of the genus Ledebouria Roth (Hyacinthaceae) in South Africa. Herbertia 62:85-155.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2016. Ledebouria papillata S.Venter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/18

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