Lachenalia martleyi G.D.Duncan (2012:270)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1929 (wild); 1935 (in cultivation) (both Duncan, 2012 fide von Staden & Duncan, 2014; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Rediscovered in: 2017 or before (Duncan, 2017)
Still listed as Extinct by (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024).
Distribution
Somerset West, Overberg district, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Duncan, G. D. (2012). The genus Lachenalia. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other references:
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
Duncan, Graham D. (2017). Two new species, two rediscoveries and a range extension in Lachenalia (Asparagaceae: Scilloideae) from southern and western South Africa. Phytotaxa 316(3): 261-270.
Le Roux, Johannes J., Hui, C., Castillo, M. L., Iriondo, J. M., Keet, J.-H., Khapugin, A. A., Médail, F., Rejmánek, M., Theron, G. Yannelli, F. A. and Hirsch, H. (2019). Recent Anthropogenic Plant Extinctions Differ in Biodiversity Hotspots and Coldspots. Current Biology 29(17): 2912-2918.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.063
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 31 October 2024]
von Staden, L. and Duncan, Graham D. (2014). Lachenalia martleyi G.D.Duncan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/06/07.