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Scientific Name | Klattia flava (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Klattia partita Baker var. flava G.J.Lewis |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2007/07/28 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok, J.C. Manning, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted habitat specialist (EOO 400 km², AOO <20 km²). Occurs as very small stands and is estimated to have fewer than 1000 mature individuals. Potentially threatened by groundwater extraction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland Mountains to Bain's Kloof. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Restricted to seeps and gullies or near perennial streams above 800 m where summer cloud and precipitation are frequent. |
Threats |
| These plants are resprouters and are therefore not impacted by the frequent fires currently impacting the mountain ranges where they occur. However being restricted to seeps they are dependent on ground water availability, future ground water abstraction is likely to cause declines. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Klattia flava (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Klattia flava (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1993. The woody Iridaceae: Nivenia, Klattia & Witsenia. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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 |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L., Manning, J.C., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Klattia flava (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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