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Scientific Name | Geissorhiza intermedia Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/10/18 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & T. Patel |
Justification | This species is known from three sites from mountainous habitats. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 99 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 12 km². It is naturally rare but is not threatened. It is therefore listed globally as Least Concern and nationally, as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | A rare and localised endemic to the southwestern mountains of Western Cape province, South Africa, recorded from Simonsberg, Twenty-four Rivers Mountains and Banhoek. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in sandy ground, in rocky crevices and at the base of cliffs. |
Threats |
| This species has no threats. |
Population |
It is known from three subpopulations and has a stable trend.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Geissorhiza intermedia 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. & Patel, T. 2021. Geissorhiza intermedia Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/08 |
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