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Scientific Name | Cyrtanthus ochroleucus (Herb.) Burch. ex Steud. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyrtanthus lutescens Herb. var. lutescens |
Common Names | White Ifafa Lily (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1 |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/11 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from fewer than 1000 mature individuals from six subpopulations. It has lost habitat to afforestation and agriculture. Potentially threatened by habitat degradation from encroachment by invasive alien plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Garcia's Pass in the Langeberg to Corente River near Stilbaai. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Open, sandy areas on rocky slopes and coastal forelands. |
Threats |
| About 10% of this species' habitat has been transformed to forestry plantations, and about 4% has been lost to agriculture. These threats have however ceased. Remaining subpopulations are potentially threatened by alien invasive plants encroaching on their habitat. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Not currently conserved in any formally protected area. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyrtanthus ochroleucus (Herb.) Burch. ex Steud. | VU D1 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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.
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Citation |
| Snijman, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Cyrtanthus ochroleucus (Herb.) Burch. ex Steud. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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