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Scientific Name | Colchicum hughocymbion (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Vinn. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | COLCHICACEAE |
Synonyms | Androcymbium hughocymbion U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/28 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from two naturally disjunct locations, both of which are potentially threatened by cultivation for wheat and vineyards and trampling by livestock (ostriches and sheep). |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Worcester and Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Breede Shale Renosterveld, Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Stony flats and slopes. |
Threats |
| Two known subpopulations are both potentially threatened by expansion of vineyards and wheat fields, and one on the northern side of the Potberg is also potentially threatened by overgrazing and trampling by ostriches and sheep. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Protected in the De Hoop Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Colchicum hughocymbion (U.& D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Vinn. | VU D2 | 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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Colchicum hughocymbion (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Vinn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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