Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Daubenya marginata (Willd. ex Kunth) J.C.Manning & A.M.van der Merwe
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
HYACINTHACEAE
Synonyms
Massonia angustifolia in sense of Jessop, not of L.f. (misapplied name), Massonia marginata Willd. ex Kunth, Massonia rugulosa Licht. ex Kunth, Neobakeria haemanthoides (Baker) Schltr., Neobakeria marginata (Willd. ex Kunth) Schltr., Neobakeria rugulosa (Licht. ex Kunth) Schltr., Polyxena haemanthoides Baker
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2010/12/02
Assessor(s)
F. Cholo
Justification
Widespread and not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape, Western Cape
Range
Widespread across the Roggeveld Escarpment and western Karoo, between Calvinia, Sutherland, Fraserburg and Loxton. Also occurs as isolated subpopulations on the Bokkeveld Escarpment and Knersvlakte.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Succulent Karoo
Description
Seasonally moist depressions in silt or gritty clay.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Daubenya marginata (Willd. ex Kunth) J.C.Manning & A.M.van der MerweLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Manning, J.C. and Van der Merwe, A.M. 2002. Systematics of the genus Daubenya (Hyacinthaceae: Massonieae). Bothalia 32(2):133-150.


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.


Citation
Cholo, F. 2010. Daubenya marginata (Willd. ex Kunth) J.C.Manning & A.M.van der Merwe. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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