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Scientific Name | Lachenalia buchubergensis Dinter |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/20 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, G.D. Duncan & P.C.V. Van Wyk |
Justification | This species is common and widespread across the northern Richtersveld and southern Namibia (Global EOO 2575 km²), and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Richtersveld, Gariep Valley and south-western Namibia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Crevices in boulders or on lower south-facing rocky granite slopes, or on quartz gravel flats. |
Threats |
| Most of this species' range in South Africa is severely degraded as a result of overgrazing, with a loss of shrub cover and plant species diversity evident in many areas. In spite of this, this species is still very common. It persists in heavily grazed areas and appears not to be impacted by grazing. In addition, more than 50% of the population occurs in Namibia where its habitat is well-protected and it is not threatened. |
Population |
This species occurs as small, scattered subpopulations (typically less than 10 plants), but is found all over the northern Richtersveld where it is known from many subpopulations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia buchubergensis Dinter | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Lachenalia buchubergensis Dinter | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachenalia buchubergensis Dinter | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G.D. 1988. Lachenalia handbook. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden 17:1-71.
Duncan, G.D. 2012. The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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 |
| Raimondo, D., Duncan, G.D. & Van Wyk, P.C.V. 2015. Lachenalia buchubergensis Dinter. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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