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Scientific Name | Strumaria pygmaea Snijman |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | AMARYLLIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Hessea spiralis Baker, Periphanes spiralis (Baker) F.M.Leight., Tedingea pygmaea (Snijman) D.& U.Müll.-Doblies, Tedingea spiralis (Baker) D.& U.Müll.-Doblies |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2004/07/20 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor |
Justification | This habitat specialist has no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Northern Knersvlakte between Bitterfontein and Nuwerus. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld, Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | In moist patches near quartz rocky outcrops in succulent karoo shrubland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Strumaria pygmaea Snijman | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Strumaria pygmaea Snijman | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Strumaria pygmaea Snijman | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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 Unpublished Ph.D., University of Cape Town.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.
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Citation |
| Snijman, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2004. Strumaria pygmaea Snijman. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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