Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Chlorophytum monophyllum Oberm.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
AGAVACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2008/03/21
Assessor(s)
D. Raimondo
Justification
Known from the type collection made by Adamson in 1954, without precise locality details. Sandy habitat within the area has been extensively transformed for agriculture (deciduous fruit orchards) and this species is likely to be threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Koue Bokkeveld.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Sand flats.
Threats
Notes on the only specimen for this taxon state that the habitat is sandy flats. This habitat has been extensively transformed for agriculture (deciduous fruit orchards).
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Chlorophytum monophyllum Oberm.Data Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Chlorophytum monophyllum Oberm.Insufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Chlorophytum monophyllum Oberm.Uncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Obermeyer, A.A. 1962. A revision of the South African species of Anthericum, Chlorophytum and Trachyandra. Bothalia 7:669-767.


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.


Citation
Raimondo, D. 2008. Chlorophytum monophyllum Oberm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/17

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