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Scientific Name | Drimia platyphylla (B.Nord.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Rhadamanthus platyphyllus B.Nord. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | R.R. Klopper & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Widespread and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across western South Africa and also recorded from central Namibia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Drimia platyphylla (B.Nord.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | 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. and Oliver, E.G.H. 2009. Hyacinthaceae: Drimia oliverorum (Urgineoideae), a new species from southern Namibia. Bothalia 39(2):225-227.
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. 2011. Drimia platyphylla (B.Nord.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/14 |
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