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Scientific Name | Lachenalia polypodantha Schltr. ex W.F.Barker subsp. polypodantha |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/08/11 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, G.D. Duncan & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare subspecies, occurring in small subpopulations scattered over a wide area (EOO 11 333 km²). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Richtersveld to Springbok, and eastwards to Pella in western Bushmanland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld, Eenriet Plains Succulent Shrubland, Namaqualand Blomveld, Eastern Gariep Plains Desert |
Description | Deep red sandy or gravelly flats. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this subspecies. |
Population |
Plants occur as scattered individuals or in small groups (Duncan 2012). This subspecies is known from only a few, widely scattered records, but is likely to be overlooked as it occurs in a remote and botanically poorly explored area.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia polypodantha Schltr. ex W.F.Barker | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachenalia polypodantha Schltr. ex W.F.Barker | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G.D. 1988. Lachenalia handbook. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden 17:1-71.
Duncan, G.D. 2012. The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. Unpublished. Succulent Karoo Red Data List (version 1997 - in preparation). SANBI.
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 |
| Victor, J.E., Duncan, G.D. & von Staden, L. 2014. Lachenalia polypodantha Schltr. ex W.F.Barker subsp. polypodantha. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/21 |
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