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Scientific Name | Nerine marincowitzii Snijman |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | AMARYLLIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/21 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman, D. Raimondo & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from one location, where 350 adult plants have been counted. The only known subpopulation is potentially threatened by scouring of its seasonal wash habitat by excessive flooding, damage by baboons, flower picking and livestock overgrazing and trampling. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Leeu-Gamka. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Gamka Karoo |
Description | Gamka Karoo, on north-facing slopes in seasonal washes amongst chips of grey slate (shales). |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is prone to scouring by excessive flooding due to soil erosion in the catchment area. The bulbs are dug up by baboons and the flowers are picked by the local farmers. The latter may affect seed production and dispersal. Overgrazing may also have some impact on the population. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Nerine marincowitzii Snijman | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Nerine marincowitzii Snijman | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | | Nerine marincowitzii Snijman | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. Unpublished. Succulent Karoo Red Data List (version 1997 - in preparation). SANBI.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 1995. A new Nerine species (Amarylleceae tribe Amaryllideae) from the Koup Karoo, South Africa. Novon 5:103-105.
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., Raimondo, D. & Victor, J.E. 2007. Nerine marincowitzii Snijman. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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