Swartkoppie

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Wurmbea dolichantha B.Nord.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
COLCHICACEAE
Synonyms
Melanthium longiflorum (Willd.) Ker Gawl., Melanthium tubiflorum Sol. ex Baker, Wurmbea campanulata Willd. var. longiflora Baker, Wurmbea campanulata Willd. var. unicolor Schltdl., Wurmbea capensis Thunb. var. longiflora (Baker) Baker, Wurmbea longiflora Willd. (in part), Wurmbea spicata (Burm.f.) T.Durand & Schinz var. longiflora (Baker) T.Durand & Schinz
Common Names
Swartkoppie (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2005/10/11
Assessor(s)
C. Archer
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape, Western Cape
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Wurmbea dolichantha B.Nord.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

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.


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.


Citation
Archer, C. 2005. Wurmbea dolichantha B.Nord. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/15

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