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Scientific Name | Lachenalia schelpei W.F.Barker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2019/11/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Lachenalia schelpei is a highly localized species known from a single location where it is potentially threatened by overgrazing and habitat loss to crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the summit of the Hantamsberg near Calvinia in the Northern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hantam Plateau Dolerite Renosterveld |
Description | It occurs in seasonally moist, heavy clay on open flats in Hantam Plateau Dolerite Renosterveld. |
Threats |
| This species has no severe threats at present. Its habitat is however not protected, and being localized, it is potentially vulnerable to habitat loss and degradation due to agricultural expansion or overgrazing, which would rapidly lead to its extinction. |
Population |
This extremely localized species is known from a single subpopulation. It is not declining at present, but requires monitoring. The population is possibly small, but its abundance has not been quantified.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lachenalia schelpei W.F.Barker | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lachenalia schelpei 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.
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Hilton-Taylor, C. Unpublished.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 |
| von Staden, L. 2019. Lachenalia schelpei W.F.Barker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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