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Scientific Name | Caesia sabulosa Boatwr. & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HEMEROCALLIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/02/15 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 2200 km², known from less than 10 locations. Threatened throughout its range by potato cultivation, coastal development and alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Southern Namaqualand, Kotzesrus to the Bokkeveld Plateau and the Cederberg, and southwards along the West Coast coastal plain to Darling. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartruggens Quartzite Karoo, Doringrivier Quartzite Karoo, Namaqualand Blomveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Lambert's Bay Strandveld, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Namaqualand Sand Fynbos, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos |
Description | Deep sandy flats. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss to potato cultivation is causing ongoing decline in subpopulations in the Sandveld around Hopefield, and alien invasive plants are threatening subpopulations throughout the range. Coastal development between Blouberg Strand and Yzerfontein is also likely to be causing population decline. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Caesia sp. nov. (Manning 1023 NBG) | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boatwright, J.S. and Manning, J.C. 2010. Caesia sabulosa (Hemerocallidaceae), a new species from the Greater Cape Region of South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 76(3):524-529.
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.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Caesia sabulosa Boatwr. & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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