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Scientific Name | Massonia wittebergensis U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/04/21 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & N.A. Helme |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Drakensberg Mountain Range between Lady Grey and Sehlabathebe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Sparsely vegetated basalt gravel at high altitude. |
Threats |
| This species occurs in a remote and well-protected habitat and is unlikely to be threatened. |
Population |
This species is currently known from only a few collections, but occurs in a remote and inaccessible area, and is likely to be more common (N.A. Helme pers. comm. 2014).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Massonia wittebergensis U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies | Least Concern | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Müller-Doblies, U. and Müller-Doblies, D. 2010. De Liliifloris Notulae 8. Two new Massonia species (Hyacinthaceae) from South Africa. Feddes Repertorium 121(3-4):127-132.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Helme, N.A. 2014. Massonia wittebergensis U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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