Taxonomy
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 MerweRare 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.


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 2025/04/18

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