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Scientific Name | Drimia uniflora J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Litanthus pusillus Harv. |
Common Names | Khoho-ea-lefika (ss) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/03/29 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | This species is widespread in South Africa, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 636 967 km². It is not threatened, and therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape |
Range | This species has a wide distribution in South Africa, where it occurs from the Ghaamsberg in Namaqualand and the Little Karoo through to Pondoland and northern Provinces, extending into Eswatini and southern Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs in rock crevices or rocky cliffs, in seasonally damp and sheltered situations, sometimes in mats with moss or other dwarf succulents. |
Threats |
| Although some parts of the range are threatened by habitat loss and degradation, it is unlikely to be threatened with extinction in the near future. |
Population |
No quantitative population data are available for this species, but it is known to exist in many subpopulations. The population trend is unknown, but it is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Drimia uniflora 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.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. 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.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2021. Drimia uniflora J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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