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Scientific Name | Cyrtanthus labiatus R.A.Dyer |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | AMARYLLIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2017/10/11 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Cyrtanthus labiatus is a widespread, but very rare and localized species, known from three subpopulations. It has no severe threats and is therefore not suspected to be in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | It occurs in the Klein Swartberg, Groot Swartberg and Baviaanskloof mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Little Karoo, Western Gwarrieveld, Albany Alluvial Vegetation, Sundays Arid Thicket, Sundays Valley Thicket |
Description | It is localized to shaded ledges on vertical cliff faces. |
Threats |
| There are no known severe threats to this species. |
Population |
This is an extremely rare and localized habitat specialist, known from only three, highly disjunct subpopulations. It is possibly overlooked, as its habitat is inaccessible.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyrtanthus labiatus R.A.Dyer | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Dyer, R.A. 1980. AMARYLLIDACEAE: A new species of Cyrtanthus from Baviaanskloof, south-eastern Cape. Bothalia 13(1-2):135.
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. 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.
Reid, C. and Dyer, R.A. 1984. A review of the southern African species of Cyrtanthus. The American Plant Life Society, La Jolla, California.
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Citation |
| Snijman, D.A. & Victor, J.E. 2017. Cyrtanthus labiatus R.A.Dyer. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/03 |
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