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Scientific Name | Lachenalia marlothii W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2017/10/23 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & L. von Staden |
Justification | Lachenalia marlothii is a widespread species that is not in danger of extinction. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 19 496 km², and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is widespread across the western part of the Northern Cape, where it occurs from the Richtersveld to the Bokkeveld and Roggeveld escarpments. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Tanqua Karoo, Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland, Roggeveld Karoo, Hantam Karoo, Stinkfonteinberge Eastern Apron Shrubland, Namaqualand Shale Shrubland, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | It occurs on rocky flats and south-facing hill slopes with clay soils. |
Threats |
| Lachenalia marlothii is not threatened (Duncan 2012). |
Population |
This is a rarely recorded species occurring as scattered individuals or in small groups (Duncan 2012). There are no severe threats to this species and therefore the population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia marlothii W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G. 1997. Five new species of Lachenalia (Hyacinthaceae) from arid areas of South Africa. Bothalia 21(1):7-15.
Duncan, G.D. 2012. The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Duncan, G.D. & von Staden, L. 2017. Lachenalia marlothii W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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