Lekkerruikpypie

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Cyrtanthus suaveolens Schönland
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Common Names
Brandlelie (a), Lekkerruiklelie (a), Lekkerruikpypie (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii)
Assessment Date
2004/07/20
Assessor(s)
D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor
Justification
Known from five locations from an EOO 1200 km². There is a continuing decline of habitat quality and area of occupancy due to afforestation.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape
Range
Amathole Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Amathole Montane Grassland
Description
Montane grassland.
Threats
Habitat loss
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Cyrtanthus suaveolens SchönlandEN B1ab(i,ii,iii)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Cyrtanthus suaveolens SchönlandEN B1B2abcVictor (2002)
Cyrtanthus suaveolens SchönlandInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Cyrtanthus suaveolens SchönlandUncertain 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.


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.


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.


Victor, J.E. and Dold, A.P. 2003. Threatened plants of the Albany Centre of Floristic Endemism, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 99:437-446.


Citation
Snijman, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2004. Cyrtanthus suaveolens Schönland. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10

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