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Scientific Name | Aristea bakeri Klatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Aristea confusa Goldblatt, Aristea macrocarpa G.J.Lewis, Aristea paniculata Baker |
Common Names | Blousuurkanol (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/11/12 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden, L. Potter & P.P. Nzuza |
Justification | A widespread species that has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 89 041 km². It is common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species has a wide distribution in the Western and Eastern Cape provinces, where it occurs from Piketberg to the Cape Peninsula, extending east to Port Elizabeth. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It grows on stony sandstone or clay loam slopes, up to 1500 m, flowering well only after fire. |
Threats |
| There are no major threats affecting this species. |
Population |
No qualitative information regarding the population is available currently. The population trend is inferred to be stable as there are only slight threats occurring within the species' range.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Aristea bakeri Klatt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. 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.
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Citation |
| Foden, W., Potter, L. & Nzuza, P.P. 2020. Aristea bakeri Klatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/15 |
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