Hanging Cyrtanthus

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cyrtanthus epiphyticus J.M.Wood
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Common Names
Boomlelie (a), Hanging Cyrtanthus (e), Tree Cyrtanthus (e), Tree Lily (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/07/13
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor & C.R. Scott-Shaw
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Western Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cyrtanthus epiphyticus J.M.WoodLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Cyrtanthus epiphyticus J.M.WoodLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Cyrtanthus epiphyticus J.M.WoodLower Risk - Least Concern Scott-Shaw (1999)
Cyrtanthus epiphyticus J.M.WoodNot Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Cyrtanthus epiphyticus J.M.WoodUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

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.


Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.


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.


Citation
Victor, J.E. & Scott-Shaw, C.R. 2005. Cyrtanthus epiphyticus J.M.Wood. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10

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