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Scientific Name | Drimia multifolia (G.J.Lewis) Jessop |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Sypharissa multifolia (G.J.Lewis) Oberm., Tenicroa multifolia (G.J.Lewis) Oberm., Urginea multifolia G.J.Lewis |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2006/09/29 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & R.C. Turner |
Justification | Although likely to be locally threatened in the Breede River Valley due to urban development and agriculture, this species still has a very wide distribution occurring northwards into southern Namibia and it is not threatened over the majority of its range. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia, Namaqualand and Western Karoo to Breede River valley. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Description | Poorly drained soils. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Drimia multifolia (G.J.Lewis) Jessop | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Tenicroa multifolia (G.J.Lewis) Oberm. | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Turner, R.C. 2006. Drimia multifolia (G.J.Lewis) Jessop. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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