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Scientific Name | Lachenalia martiniae W.F.Barker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2018/09/30 |
Assessor(s) | G.D. Duncan & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Lachenalia martiniae is known from four to five locations. It has lost habitat to citrus cultivation. It is potentially threatened by future road widening, further crop cultivation and future urban development. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 959 km², and is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found along the Olifants River Valley between Vanrhynsdorp and Clanwilliam. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Citrusdal Vygieveld, Knersvlakte Shale Vygieveld, Citrusdal Shale Renosterveld, Vanrhynsdorp Shale Renosterveld, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | It occurs in Karoo Broken Veld on heavy clay soils in rocky habitats and on sandstone outcrops. |
Threats |
| Historically, about 20% of this species' habitat has been lost to crop cultivation (mainly fruit orchards). There has been no significant agricultural expansion at any of the known locations within the past 30 years, but habitat loss and degradation remains a potential threat. |
Population |
Lachenalia martiniae occurs in small, scattered subpopulations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia martinae W.F.Barker | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachenalia martinae 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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. Unpublished. Succulent Karoo Red Data List (version 1997 - in preparation). SANBI.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2018. Lachenalia martiniae W.F.Barker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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