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Scientific Name | Colchicum swazicum (U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Vinn. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | COLCHICACEAE |
Synonyms | Androcymbium swazicum U.Müll.-Doblies & D.Müll.-Doblies |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/31 |
Assessor(s) | C. Archer & J.E. Victor |
Justification | No specimens lodged in South African herbaria. Not enough is known about the distribution and exact sites where subpopulations occur to assess this species. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Barberton and Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | High altitude grassland. |
Threats |
| No specimens or exact locality details, so difficult to tell, but hypothetically, could be affected by forestry. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Colchicum swazicum (U.& D.Müll.-Doblies) J.C.Manning & Vinn. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J., Forest, F. and Vinnersten, A. 2007. The genus Colchicum L. redefined to include Androcymbium Willd. based on molecular evidence. Taxon 56(3):872-882.
Müller-Doblies, U. and Müller-Doblies, D. 1998. De Liliifloris Notulae: 6. De decuria prima specierum novarum generis Androcybium sect. Androcymbium (Colchicaceae) in Africa Australis. Feddes Repertorium 109(7-8):551-572.
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 |
| Archer, C. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Colchicum swazicum (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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