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Scientific Name | Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. leipoldtii Snijman |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | AMARYLLIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2004/07/20 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from three locations, with partial habitat loss at two of these locations due to crop cultivation and infrastructure development. Although not declining currently this subspecies remains potentially threatened by expanding agricultural activities along the Olifants River, driven by the introduction of irrigation schemes. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Vanrhynsdorp to Klawer. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Klawer Sandy Shrubland |
Description | Mixture of sand plain fynbos, succulent karoo and strandveld, in areas with an accumulation of loose, windblown sand. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. leipoldtii Snijman | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. leipoldtii Snijman | VU D2 | Victor (2002) | | Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. leipoldtii 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.
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. 1984. A revision of the genus Haemanthus L. (Amaryllidaceae). Journal of South African Botany Supplement 12:1-139.
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. 2004. Haemanthus pubescens L.f. subsp. leipoldtii Snijman. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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