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Scientific Name | Geissorhiza alticola Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/08/16 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, B. Mohamed, D.A. Kamundi & T. Patel |
Justification | This is a high altitude, range-restricted species, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 29 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 12 km². It is known from three subpopulations. It has no known threats, and is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed globally as Least Concern, and nationally as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | A rare, high altitude endemic of the Du Toits Kloof-Wemmershoek-Stettynskloof Mountain complex of the Western Cape, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on stony sandstone ground on high peaks, above 1500 m. |
Threats |
| This species has no threats. It is therefore not in danger of extinction. |
Population |
The population has a stable trend, and it is known from three subpopulations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Geissorhiza alticola Goldblatt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1985. Systematics of the southern African genus Geissorhiza (Iridaceae-Ixioideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 72(2):277-447.
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 |
| Raimondo, D., Mohamed, B., Kamundi, D.A. & Patel, T. 2021. Geissorhiza alticola Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/14 |
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