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Scientific Name | Bulbine truncata G.Will. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/24 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | A rare an poorly known species that is insufficiently distinct from Bulbine sedifolia. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Quartz pebble strewn flats and pavements. |
Threats |
| No known threats. |
Population |
Plants grow singly and are rare and difficult to detect (Williamson 1996).
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Population trend | Unknown |
Notes |
| Included as a synonym under Bulbine sedifolia Schltr. ex Poelln. in the Conspectus of the Flora of the Succulent Karoo (Snijman in prep.). The genus Bulbine requires revision. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Bulbine truncata G.Will. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Williamson, G. 1996. New Bulbine species (Asphodelaceae) from the northwestern Cape. Haseltonia 4:13-23.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2008. Bulbine truncata G.Will. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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