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Scientific Name | Kniphofia littoralis Codd |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2005/02/25 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Widespread in coastal KwaZulu-Natal (EOO 23 000 km²), but known from 13 locations. Extensive and ongoing habitat loss to agriculture, forestry and urban expansion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | St Lucia to Port Shepstone. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Indian Ocean Coastal Belt |
Description | Coastal grassland. Moist depressions, not usually in permanently waterlogged soils, 5-200 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Kniphofia littoralis Codd | NT B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Kniphofia littoralis Codd | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Kniphofia littoralis Codd | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Kniphofia littoralis Codd | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Kniphofia littoralis Codd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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