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Scientific Name | Rhodohypoxis thodiana (Nel) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYPOXIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/04 |
Assessor(s) | Y. Singh, J.E. Victor & H. Mtshali |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 204 km²) KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg endemic that is localized to wet areas at high altitudes, with no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Bushman's River to Giants Castle. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland |
Description | Subalpine grassland and Drakensberg alpine tundra. Damp turf surfaces on or just below basalt summit plateaus, 2600-3050 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Rhodohypoxis thodiana (Nel) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Rhodohypoxis thodiana (Nel) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Victor (2002) | | Rhodohypoxis thodiana (Nel) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Rhodohypoxis thodiana (Nel) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G.D. 2003. Rhodohypoxis: carpets of alpine jewels. Veld & Flora 89(4):140-144.
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1975. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: IV. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 34:73-100.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Singh, Y., Victor, J.E. & Mtshali, H. 2015. Rhodohypoxis thodiana (Nel) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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