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Scientific Name | Lachenalia maximiliani Schltr. ex W.F.Barker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2019/03/19 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & G.D. Duncan |
Justification | A range-restricted species, which has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of less than 240 km². It is known from fewer than five sites and is not declining. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species occurs in Northern Cederberg, Biedouw Valley and Wuppertal to Matjiesrivier. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Agter-Sederberg Shrubland |
Description | Plants grow in seasonally wet, heavy stony clay or sandy soil on moderate to steep slopes in dry fynbos-succulent karoo ecotones. |
Population |
This species occurs in large, dense colonies. The population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia maximiliani Schltr. ex W.F.Barker | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachenalia maximiliani Schltr. ex 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 maximiliani Schltr. ex W.F.Barker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/06/30 |
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