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Scientific Name | Albuca thermarum Van Jaarsv. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Ornithogalum thermarum (Van Jaarsv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/12/01 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Occurs at a single site and is not threatened due to the inaccessibility of its habitat. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Calitzdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Oudshoorn Karroid Thicket |
Description | Wedged in rock crevices or pockets on sheer cliff faces. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Albuca thermarum Van Jaarsv. | Critically Rare | 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.
Van Jaarsveld, E.J. and van Wyk, A.E. 2003. Two new cremnophilous taxa from semi-arid regions in South Africa. Bothalia 33(1):115-118.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2006. Albuca thermarum Van Jaarsv. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/11 |
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