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Scientific Name | Cyanella lutea L.f. subsp. lutea |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | TECOPHILAEACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyanella lutea forma angustior Zahlbr., Cyanella racemosa Schinz |
Common Names | Five Fingers (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/02 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld and Roggeveld escarpments to the Cape Flats, and eastwards through the Little Karoo to the Kouga Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Clay soils in renosterveld or stony limestone flats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyanella lutea L.f. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa. Bothalia 42(1):21-41.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Cyanella lutea L.f. subsp. lutea. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/17 |
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