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Scientific Name | Bulbine torta N.E.Br. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Synonyms | Bulbine circinata Schltr. ex Poelln., Bulbine circinata Schltr. ex Poelln. var. minor Poelln., Bulbine mallyana Schltr. ex Poelln. |
Common Names | Draadkopiva (a), Wildekopiva (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/02/03 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, P.A. Manyama & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A habitat specialist known from five subpopulations. No known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Roggeveld and Matsikamma Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Agter-Sederberg Shrubland, Roggeveld Karoo, Hantam Karoo, Klawer Sandy Shrubland, Knersvlakte Shale Vygieveld, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld, Citrusdal Shale Renosterveld, Hantam Plateau Dolerite Renosterveld, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Shallow pans on sandstone slabs, 230-1000 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Bulbine torta N.E.Br. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., Manyama, P.A. & Kamundi, D.A. 2008. Bulbine torta N.E.Br. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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