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Scientific Name | Albuca prolifera J.H.Wilson |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Ornithogalum bulbilliferum J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) |
Assessment Date | 2012/05/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & M. MartÃnez-AzorÃn |
Justification | Albuca prolifera is a unique species, known only from the type collection from an area now extensively transformed due to urban expansion of Port Elizabeth. It was overlooked in previous checklists (Germishuizen et al. 2006) and may also have been misidentified in the past as the genus Albuca is still in need of revision. In addition, a number of species known only from the Port Elizabeth area and previously thought extinct, have been rediscovered, and it is likely that this species may still be relocated. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Baakens River Valley, Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bethelsdorp Bontveld |
Description | Clay slopes in river valley close to the streamside. |
Threats |
| Possibly extinct due to habitat loss and degradation as a result of urban expansion. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Albuca prolifera J.H.Wilson | Least Concern | 2011.1 | | Albuca prolifera J.H.Wilson | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Germishuizen, G., Meyer, N.L., Steenkamp, Y. and Keith, M. (eds). 2006. A checklist of South African plants. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 41 SABONET, Pretoria.
Manning, J.C., Forest, F., Devey, D.S., Fay, M.F. and Goldblatt, P. 2009. A molecular phylogeny and revised classification of Ornithogaloideae (Hyacinthaceae) based on an analysis of four plastid DNA regions. Taxon 58(1):77-107.
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.
Wilson, J.H. 1898. Albuca prolifera. The Gardeners' Chronicle 3(23):396.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & MartÃnez-AzorÃn, M. 2012. Albuca prolifera J.H.Wilson. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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