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Scientific Name | Apodolirion lanceolatum (Thunb.) Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | AMARYLLIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2007/04/16 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A taxonomically problematic species. Although fairly widely distributed in the southern Cape, inland populations differ significantly from coastal forms, and is very likely to represent two separate, range restricted taxa. Coastal plants are threatened by urban expansion and alien invasive plants, while those in the Little Karoo are threatened by severe overgrazing. Taxonomic problems need to be resolved before the extinction risk can be determined. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Barrydale to Mossel Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Among rocks in karroid lowlands coastal flats. |
Threats |
| Possibly threatened by grazing. Bulbs produce only a single flower per flowering season, and flowers are often grazed, which may limit seed set and recruitment. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Conservation |
| Not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Apodolirion lanceolatum (Thunb.) Baker | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Apodolirion lanceolatum (Thunb.) Baker | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Victor (2002) | | Apodolirion lanceolatum (Thunb.) Baker | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Apodolirion lanceolatum (Thunb.) Baker | Rare | 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.
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.
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 |
| Snijman, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2007. Apodolirion lanceolatum (Thunb.) Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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