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Scientific Name | Ledebouria davidsoniae (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Drimiopsis davidsoniae U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/15 |
Assessor(s) | M. Lötter, J.E. Burrows, D. McMurtry, S. Burns & L. von Staden |
Justification | Known from three locations. Potentially threatened by mining and development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Lydenburg Thornveld |
Description | Rocky slopes. |
Threats |
| There are no current threats to this species as its restricted range falls within a nature reserve. Blyde River Canyon was to be declared a National Park, however, this was postponed after a local community submitted land claims on part of the reserve, including areas where this species grows. Present indications are that the community has no interest in conservation, and would either develop or mine the site should their claim be successful. (M. Lotter, pers. comm. 2007). |
Population |
There are about three subpopulations within a 5 km² area. Subpopulations are small, but an estimate of the population size has not been made.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ledebouria davidsoniae (U.& D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | VU D2 | 2014.1 | | Drimiopsis davidsoniae U.& D.Müll.-Doblies | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. and Fay, M.F. 2004. A revised generic synopsis of Hyacinthaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3):533-568.
Müller-Doblies, U. and Müller-Doblies, D. 1997. A partial revision of the tribe Massonieae (Hyacinthaceae). Feddes Repertorium 108(1-2):49-96.
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 |
| Lötter, M., Burrows, J.E., McMurtry, D., Burns, S. & von Staden, L. 2006. Ledebouria davidsoniae (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/23 |
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