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Scientific Name | Daubenya alba A.M.van der Merwe |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/17 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama, N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 650 km²) habitat specialist from the Roggeveld Escarpment, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Edge of Roggeveld Escarpment between Calvinia and Middelpos. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Roggeveld Karoo, Hantam Karoo |
Description | Seasonally waterlogged dolerite clay, on low hills or at the foot of rocky dolerite outcrops. |
Threats |
| Some localities are grazed, but it does not appear to impact the population. There are no other threats to this species. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Daubenya alba A.M.van der Merwe | Rare | 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Van der Merwe, A.M. and Marais, E.M. 2002. Daubenya alba (Hyacinthaceae, tribe Massonieae), a new species from the Roggeveld, Northern Cape Province. South African Journal of Botany 68(3):308-311.
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Citation |
| Manyama, P.A., Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2013. Daubenya alba A.M.van der Merwe. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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