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Scientific Name | Haemanthus amarylloides Jacq. subsp. toximontanus Snijman |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | AMARYLLIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2004/07/20 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from five locations in a restricted area (EOO 625 km²). Threatened by road scraping in the past, currently threatened by harvesting for horticultural purposes and altered drainage as a result of surrounding agricultural activities. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gifberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Dry montane fynbos of the Table Mountain Sandstone group, restricted to seasonally wet rock ledges. |
Threats |
| Harvesting [gathering], Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Haemanthus amarylloides Jacq. subsp. toximontanus Snijman | EN B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Haemanthus amarylloides Jacq. subsp. toximontanus Snijman | EN B1B2bc | Victor (2002) | | Haemanthus amarylloides Jacq. subsp. toximontanus Snijman | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Helme, N. 2004. The vegetation of Matsikamma Mountain, with some comments on Endemicity. Plantlife 30:5-16.
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Hilton-Taylor, C. Unpublished.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. 1982. Notes on Haemanthus L.: the identity of Haemanthus amarylloides Jacq. Journal of South African Botany 48(1):93-103.
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 amarylloides Jacq. subsp. toximontanus Snijman. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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