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Scientific Name | Cyrtanthus leucanthus Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Common Names | Witbergpypie (a), Witbrandlelie (a), Witpypie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered C2a(i) |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/07 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A coastal species with highly localized subpopulations that have fewer than 40 individuals per subpopulation. Known from 14 subpopulations but all are threatened by alien plant invasion and more than half are also threatened by coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Rooiels to Potberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos |
Description | Coastal fynbos at the base of, or on the lower parts of sandstone or shale ridges. |
Threats |
| Coastal development is a past, ongoing and future threat at Betty's Bay, Pringle Bay, Rooiels, Onrus and Hermanus. Between 10 and 20% of habitat has been transformed due to urban expansion. Alien plants are a threat throughout its range; a further 10% of the habitat is threatened by alien plants, especially for subpopulations that occur on the Agulhas Plain and on the Potberg. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| Protected in the Vogelgat Private Nature Reserve and De Hoop Nature reserve. |
Notes |
| Flowers only after fire. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyrtanthus leucanthus Schltr. | EN C2a(i) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cyrtanthus leucanthus Schltr. | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Cyrtanthus leucanthus Schltr. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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.
Reid, C. and Dyer, R.A. 1984. A review of the southern African species of Cyrtanthus. The American Plant Life Society, La Jolla, California.
Snijman, D.A. 1994. Two rare Cape Amaryllidae Species. Veld & Flora 80(4):117.
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. 2007. Cyrtanthus leucanthus Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10 |
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