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Scientific Name | Tulbaghia maritima (Vosa) Vosa |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ALLIACEAE |
Synonyms | Tulbaghia cepacea L.f. var. maritima Vosa, Tulbaghia violacea Harv. var. maritima Vosa |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2022/03/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This range-restricted (EOO 1135 km²) habitat specialist, is known from 10 locations and declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation as a result of coastal development. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Eastern Cape, from Nature's Valley to the Gamtoos River Mouth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Southern Coastal Forest, Southern Afrotemperate Forest, St Francis Dune Thicket, Sundays Mesic Thicket |
Description | It occurs in sandy soil among rocks, near the seashore. |
Threats |
| It is threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation due to coastal and tourism infrastructure development. |
Population |
A range-restricted species, but locally common in suitable habitat. Extensive population declines have been noted in some locations between 1969 and 2010-2011 (Vosa 2012).
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tulbaghia maritima (Vosa) Vosa | VU B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) | 2014.1 | | Tulbaghia violacea Harv. var. maritima Vosa | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Vosa, C.G. 2012. Tulbaghia maritima: a new species from the southeast Cape Peninsula, South Africa (Alliaceae). Herbertia 65:60-69.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2022. Tulbaghia maritima (Vosa) Vosa. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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