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Scientific Name | Albuca abyssinica Jacq. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Albuca abyssinica Welw. ex Baker, Albuca allenae Baker, Albuca angolensis Welw. ex Baker, Albuca asclepiadea Chiov., Albuca beguinotii Cufod., Albuca blepharophylla Cufod., Albuca capitata Gilli, Albuca chaetopoda Chiov., Albuca erlangeriana Engl., Albuca fibrillosa De Wild., Albuca fischeri Engl., Albuca hysterantha Chiov., Albuca melleri (Baker) Baker, Albuca nemorosa Chiov., Albuca purpurascens Engl., Albuca subspicata of other authors, Cufod., not of Baker (misapplied name), Albuca tayloriana Rendle, Albuca wakefieldii Baker, Drimia chlorantha Baker, Ornithogalum abyssinicum (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, Ornithogalum melleri Baker, Ornithogalum quartinianum (A.Rich.) Lanza, Scilla petitiana A.Rich., Urginea beccarii Baker, Urginea petitiana (A.Rich.) Solms, Urginea quartiniana (A.Rich.) Solms |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/08/11 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread and common species that is not threatened. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | This species is widespread through tropical and southern Africa, and extending to the Arabian Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in woodland, montane grassland and forest margins. It is often among boulders or in rocky outcrops. |
Threats |
| It has no known threats. |
Population |
This species is known from many subpopulations and is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ornithogalum abyssinicum (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2018. Systematics of Drimia Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae: Urgineoideae) in southern Africa. Strelitzia 40. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Pooley, E. 2005. A field guide to wild flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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.
Stedje, B. 1996. Hyacinthaceae. In: R.M. Polhill (ed). Flora of Tropical East Africa. A.A.Balkema, Rotterdam.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2023. Albuca abyssinica Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/30 |
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