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Scientific Name | Lachenalia dehoopensis W.F.Barker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2019/02/28 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & G.D. Duncan |
Justification | Lachenalia dehoopensis is a rare and localized species, occurring at one to three locations and with an area of occupancy (AOO) of 4-12 km². It is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in a small area around De Hoop Nature Reserve in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Eastern Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on flats and slopes with gravelly loam soils in the ecotone between limestone and shale or ferricrete soils. |
Threats |
| Outside De Hoop Nature Reserve, it may now be locally extinct due to historical habitat loss to agriculture. Inside the reserve, it is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. There are ongoing efforts to clear invasive species, but the risk of invasive species re-emerging from soil-stored seedbanks following natural wild fires remains. |
Population |
Lachenalia dehoopensis is a very rare and localized species. There are a few sites within De Hoop Nature Reserve, where it is nowhere plentiful, occurring as scattered individuals or in small groups (Duncan 2012). It is known from two historical records outside De Hoop Nature Reserve, but it is not known whether these subpopulations still persist.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia dehoopensis W.F.Barker | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachenalia dehoopensis W.F.Barker | 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.
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.
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. 2019. Lachenalia dehoopensis W.F.Barker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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