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Scientific Name | Lachenalia lutzeyeri G.D.Duncan |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2019/10/31 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali & P.A. Manyama |
Justification | Lachenalia lutzeyeri is local endemic at south-western Cape, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of <10 km², known from two locations that are potentially threatened inappropriate fire management and alien invasive species. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Western Cape, where it is known from a small area around Gansbaai and Pearly Beach. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It is found in full sun in open areas or between sandstone boulders on southwest-facing moderate slopes. |
Threats |
| Invasive alien plants are an ongoing threat, and irregular fire regimes is a potential threat. |
Population |
It occurs in large numbers, and the population is presumed to be stable. This species was only discovered in 2004. One of the reasons that it remained previously undetected is that flowering is extremely erratic due to its dependence on the occurrence of summer or early autumn fires, coupled with its very late flowering period and the slim chance of it being recognised as a distinct taxon due to its superficial similarity to other members of the genus (Duncan 2007).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia lutzeyeri G.D.Duncan | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Duncan, G.D. 2012. The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Duncan, G.D. and Edwards, T.J. 2007. Notes on African plants: A new pyrophytic Lachenalia species (Massonieae) from the Western Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 37(1):31-34.
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. & Manyama, P.A. 2019. Lachenalia lutzeyeri G.D.Duncan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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