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Scientific Name | Klattia partita Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Common Names | Kammetjiesbos (a), Kammetjiesbossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/02 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Klattia partita is a rare, range-restricted habitat specialist, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 5905 km². Its habitat is mostly protected, but it is potentially threatened by water abstraction in the Kogelberg and alien invasive plants on the Riviersonderend Mountains. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Cape Peninsula, Hottentots Holland and Langeberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It is restricted to cooler, south-facing slopes in seeps and marsh margins above 600 m. |
Threats |
| Ground water abstraction is a potential threat for the Hottentot Holland subpopulations, while a recently discovered subpopulation on the south-facing slopes of the Riviersonderend Mountains is potentially threatened by competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Klattia partita is a highly localized habitat specialist, but can be locally common in suitable habitat. Recent field observations revealed that this species is more common than previously thought, and it is now known from at least 20 locations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Klattia partita Baker | LC | 2020.1 | | Klattia partita Baker | NT D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Klattia partita Baker | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Klattia partita Baker | Rare | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Klattia partita Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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