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Scientific Name | Cyrtanthus debilis Snijman |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | AMARYLLIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/30 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman, J.H. Vlok & J.E. Victor |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO <120 km²) which only flowers after fire and is therefore seldom seen. It is, however, locally common after fire. The majority of the population occurs with a protected area and hence it is not considered threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Outeniqua Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Montane fynbos on seasonally moist slopes, sandy soils. |
Threats |
| One subpopulation declined as a result of road construction. This is however not an ongoing threat and other known subpopulations occur in protected areas far from roads and are unlikely to be threatened. |
Population |
Cyrtanthus debilis is seldom seen, as plants remain dormant and only flower in response to fire. After fires, however, this species can be locally abundant.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the Outeniqua Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyrtanthus debilis Snijman | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. 2001. A new species of Cyrtanthus (Cyrtantheae) from the southern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 31:31-34.
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Citation |
| Snijman, D.A., Vlok, J.H. & Victor, J.E. 2008. Cyrtanthus debilis Snijman. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10 |
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