Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Strumaria aestivalis Snijman
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Synonyms
Bokkeveldia aestivalis (Snijman) D.& U.Müll.-Doblies
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2004/07/20
Assessor(s)
D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor
Justification
A range-restricted species (EOO<625 km²) known from three locations. Potentially threatened by illegal harvesting for horticultural purposes.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape
Range
Loeriesfontein.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Hantam Karoo
Description
Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, in shaded sites on south- to southeast-facing slopes or banks of seasonal streams, 950 m.
Threats
Harvesting [gathering]
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Strumaria aestivalis SnijmanVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Strumaria aestivalis SnijmanVU D2Victor (2002)
Strumaria aestivalis SnijmanRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. Unpublished. Succulent Karoo Red Data List (version 1997 - in preparation). SANBI.


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. 1992. Notes on the Strumariinae (Amaryllidaceae : Amaryllideae): six new taxa in Strumaria and Hessea from the central and northwestern Cape, South Africa, and southern Namibia. Bothalia 22(1):1-11.


Snijman, D.A. 1992. Systematic studies in the tribe Amaryllidae (Amaryllidaceae). Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town.


Snijman, D.A. 1994. Systematics of Hessea, Strumaria and Carpolyza (Amaryllideae: Amaryllidaceae). Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 16:1-162.


Snijman, D.A. 1999. A new species, notes on subgeneric taxa, and new synonyms in Hessea (Amaryllidaceae: Amaryllideae) from South Africa. Novon 9(1):107-110.


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
Snijman, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2004. Strumaria aestivalis Snijman. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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