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Scientific Name | Cyanella hyacinthoides L. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | TECOPHILAEACEAE |
Synonyms | Cyanella capensis L. (superfluous name), Cyanella pulchella Salisb. (superfluous name) |
Common Names | Blouraaptol (a), Dolraap (a), Klipraap (a), Lady's Hand (e), Raap (a), Raapdol (a), Raaptol (a), Raaptoluintjie (a), Raapuintjie (a), Tolraap (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/06/02 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Steinkopf southwards through Namaqualand, the western Cape coastal lowlands, the Bokkeveld and Roggeveld escarpments to the Cape Peninsula, and eastwards across the southern Cape coastal lowlands to the Gourits River. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Loamy or clay soils in renosterveld and succulent karoo, also occasionally occurring on limestone and sandstone. |
Population |
This species is very common and tolerant of disturbance, often occurring in road verges and on old lands (Manning and Goldblatt 2012). In spite of extensive habitat loss on the coastal lowlands, it is still very common.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyanella hyacinthoides L. | 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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa. Bothalia 42(1):21-41.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Cyanella hyacinthoides L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/23 |
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