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Scientific Name | Drimia flagellaris T.J.Edwards, D.Styles & N.R.Crouch |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/28 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 30 km²). Grows on cliff faces where it is protected from serious threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Inanda to Pinetown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Sourveld, Scarp Forest |
Description | Cliff faces, south or south-eastern aspects, in dry or permanently moist conditions and in shady as well as exposed situations. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Drimia flagellaris T.J.Edwards, D.Styles & N.R.Crouch | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Edwards, T.J., Crouch, N.R. and Styles, D. 2005. Drimia flagellaris (Hyacinthaceae): a new discovery from KwaZulu-Natal. South African Journal of Botany 71(1):122-126.
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 |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Drimia flagellaris T.J.Edwards, D.Styles & N.R.Crouch. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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