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Scientific Name | Geissorhiza tabularis Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2023/06/19 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This restricted range species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) of 16 km². It is known from three sites, from one continuous subpopulation. It occurs within the Table Mountain National Park and is not threatened. It only flowers in the year following fire. It is therefore listed globally as Least Concern and nationally, as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to Western Cape province of South Africa, and is restricted to the lower plateau of Table Mountain on the Cape Peninsula. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in seasonally wet, marshy fynbos, blooming rarely, except after fire. |
Threats |
| There are no significant threats to this species. |
Population |
The population has a stable trend.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Geissorhiza tabularis 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.
Helme, N.A. and Trinder-Smith, T.H. 2006. The endemic flora of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 72(2):205-210.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2023. Geissorhiza tabularis Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/14 |
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