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Scientific Name | Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton subsp. glaucina (Jacq.) G.D.Duncan |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Lachenalia glaucina Jacq., Lachenalia lilacina Baker, Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton var. glaucina (Jacq.) W.F.Barker, Lachenalia pallida Lindl., Lachenalia pallida Lindl. var. coerulescens Lindl. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered B1ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2020/03/04 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & H. Mtshali |
Justification | This taxon has a highly restricted range, with an extent of occurrence of 3 km². There are three isolated, severely fragmented subpopulations that is expected to continue to decline due to ongoing habitat degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This taxon is endemic to the eastern slopes of Table Mountain in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Granite Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on hills and lower mountain slopes, stony loam soils, or under shade of surrounding bushy cover. |
Threats |
| This taxon has lost habitat to timber plantations and urban expansion, and now remains in three small, isolated remnants. One of these were discovered after pine trees were felled in a plantation. The second subpopulation is within an urban park where it is threatened by competition from alien invasive species and too irregular fires. The third subpopulation is within the Table Mountain National Park above Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, and has no severe threats at present. |
Population |
This taxon is currently known from three isolated subpopulations. The population size is not known, but is suspected to be small. It requires monitoring, as it is expected to continue to decline due to ongoing habitat degradation.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton var. glaucina (Jacq.) W.F.Barker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| Duncan, G.D. & Mtshali, H. 2020. Lachenalia orchioides (L.) Aiton subsp. glaucina (Jacq.) G.D.Duncan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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