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Scientific Name | Ornithogalum conicum Jacq. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Ornithogalum aestivum L.Bolus, Ornithogalum conicum Jacq. subsp. conicum, Ornithogalum lacteum Jacq., Ornithogalum lacteum Jacq. var. conicum (Jacq.) Baker |
Common Names | Chincherinchee (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/02/09 |
Assessor(s) | R.R. Klopper, J.E. Victor & L. von Staden |
Justification | Although threatened in some areas by habitat loss to urban expansion, it is a widespread and still fairly common species, and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Graafwater to Gordon's Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Coastal limestone, stony hills or granitic outcrops. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Plants from the Eastern Cape formerly included under O. conicum (Obermeyer 1978) is now recognized as a separate species, Ornithogalum synanthifolium (Manning et al. 2007). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ornithogalum conicum Jacq. subsp. conicum | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Manning, J.C., MartÃnez-AzorÃn, M. and Crespo, M.B. 2007. A revision of Ornithogalum subgenus Aspasia section Aspasia, the chincherinchees (Hyacinthaceae). Bothalia 37(2):133-164.
Obermeyer, A.A. 1978. Ornithogalum: a revision of the southern African species. Bothalia 12(3):323-376.
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.
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Citation |
| Klopper, R.R., Victor, J.E. & von Staden, L. 2012. Ornithogalum conicum Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/21 |
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