Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Agapanthus coddii F.M.Leight.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
AGAPANTHACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2004/09/03
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
A range-restricted species (EOO 160 km²). The habitat is inaccessible and mostly protected within private conservancies and the Marakele National Park. This species is not considered threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Limpopo
Range
Western Waterberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Waterberg Mountain Bushveld, Waterberg-Magaliesberg Summit Sourveld
Description
Montane grassland, found in permanently moist seepage areas below cliffs.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Agapanthus coddii F.M.Leight.Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Agapanthus coddii F.M.Leight.Insufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Agapanthus coddii F.M.Leight.Uncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

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.


Leighton, F.M. 1965. The genus Agapanthus l'Heritier. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 4:1-50.


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.


Zonneveld, M. and Duncan, G. 2003. Taxonomic implications of genome size and pollen colour and vitality for the species of Agapanthus L'Heritier (Agapanthaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 241:115-123.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2004. Agapanthus coddii F.M.Leight. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19

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