Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Kniphofia drepanophylla Baker
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ASPHODELACEAE
Common Names
Poker (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Assessment Date
2008/04/12
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
EOO 100-1400 km², known from six to 10 locations. Experiencing ongoing habitat degradation due to overgrazing, trampling and a deleterious fire regime. Records from Ngele Mountain in southern KwaZulu-Natal occur at a much higher altitude than specimens from the southern Pondoland coast, and are intermediate between this species and K. baurii. The taxonomic placement of these records remain uncertain.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape
Range
Between the Lupatana and Mtentu Rivers.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld
Description
Pondoland coastal grassland, Msikaba Formation Sandstone, 50-200 m.
Threats
K. drepanophylla is locally common inside the Mkambati Nature Reserve where it is not impacted by heavy grazing (Codd 1969). There are very few records of this species from outside the Mkambati Nature Reserve, which may be a reflection of the poor collecting intensity in inaccessible tribal land outside the reserve. However, these areas are also extensively degraded by overgrazing and too frequent fire, and wetland habitats are also particularly sensitive to disturbance by trampling cattle. This species is quite likely to be threatened in areas outside of the Mkambati Nature Reserve such as around Port Grosvenor.
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Kniphofia drepanophylla BakerVU B1ab(iii)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Kniphofia drepanophylla BakerLower Risk - Least Concern Scott-Shaw (1999)
Kniphofia drepanophylla BakerInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Kniphofia drepanophylla BakerVulnerable Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Cloete, E. 2004. A Floristic Study of a Portion of the Pondoland Centre of Endemism, Port St Johns, South Africa. Unpublished MSc, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.


Codd, L.E. 2005. Asphodelaceae (First part): Kniphofia. In: G. Germishuizen and B.A. Momberg (eds). Flora of southern Africa 5 Part 1, Fascicle 2:1-91. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2008. Kniphofia drepanophylla Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13

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