Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Strumaria merxmuelleriana (D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) Snijman
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Synonyms
Gemmaria merxmuelleriana D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2004/07/20
Assessor(s)
D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor
Justification
This species is sparsely distributed with no known threats.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape
Range
Northern Namaqualand, near Springbok and Steinkopf.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Anenous Plateau Shrubland, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland, Namaqualand Riviere
Description
Seasonal watercourses in sandy, granite derived soils.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Strumaria merxmuelleriana (D.& U.Müll.-Doblies) SnijmanRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Strumaria merxmuelleriana (D.& U.Müll.-Doblies) SnijmanLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Strumaria merxmuelleriana (D.& U.Müll.-Doblies) SnijmanVulnerable Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Bibliography

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


Müller-Doblies, D. and Müller-Doblies, U. 1985. De Liliifloris notulae 2: De taxonomia subtribus Strumariinae (Amaryllidaceae). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik 107:17-47.


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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town.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.


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 merxmuelleriana (D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies) Snijman. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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