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Scientific Name | Geissorhiza callista Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/08/19 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, R.C. Turner & T. Patel |
Justification | This restricted range species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 387 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 28 km². It is known from four subpopulations and is not declining. It is therefore listed globally as Least Concern, and nationally, as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | An endemic species restricted to the Riviersonderend Mountains and Langeberg in the Western Cape province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on rocky sandstone slopes and cliffs often in wet mossy places, flowering well only after fire and it is evidently rare. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
It is known from four subpopulations and the population has a stable trend.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in Greyton Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Geissorhiza callista Goldblatt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Geissorhiza callista Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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 |
| Goldblatt, P., Turner, R.C. & Patel, T. 2021. Geissorhiza callista Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/08 |
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