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Scientific Name | Ledebouria pilosa (Van der Merwe) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYACINTHACEAE |
Synonyms | Resnova pilosa Van der Merwe |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2017/09/21 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A poorly known species. Due to taxonomic confusion, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed at present. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | Mpumalanga Drakensberg escarpment to northern KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland |
Description | Rocky places in grassland and open woodland. |
Population |
Due to taxonomic confusion, the distribution and abundance of this species is difficult to quantify. There are only a few specimens associated with this species in the national herbarium, and their identifications are uncertain. The population trend is unknown.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ledebouria pilosa (Van der Merwe) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Resnova pilosa Van der Merwe | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Jessop, J.P. 1972. Studies in the bulbous Liliaceae in South Africa: 2. Drimiopsis and Resnova. Journal of South African Botany 38(3):151-162.
Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. and Fay, M.F. 2004. A revised generic synopsis of Hyacinthaceae in sub-Saharan Africa, based on molecular evidence, including new combinations and the new tribe Pseudoprospereae. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 60(3):533-568.
Müller-Doblies, U. and Müller-Doblies, D. 1997. A partial revision of the tribe Massonieae (Hyacinthaceae). Feddes Repertorium 108(1-2):49-96.
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.
Van der Merwe, F. 1946. Aantekeninge vir die hersiening van die genus Scilla L. in Suid-Afrika. 'n Nuwe genus: Resnova. Tydskrif vir Wetenskap en Kuns 6:41-46.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2017. Ledebouria pilosa (Van der Merwe) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/12/03 |
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