Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Richtersveld cyrtanthus

Family: Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)

Synonym: Cryptostephanus herrei, Cryptostephanus merenskyanus

Distribution: Northern Cape

Habitat: Goariep Mountain Succulent Shrubland, Central Richtersveld Mountain Shrubland, Stinkfonteinberge Quartzite Fynbos, Lekkersing Succulent Shrubland, Die Plate Succulent Shrubland, Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Near Threatened

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)

Comments: The species name is derived from the famous plant collector, and the first curator of Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, the late Dr. Hans Herre (1925-1962). Dr. Herre was well known for collecting succulents in the Namaqualand and Richtersveld areas of South Africa as well as Namibia.