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Scientific Name | Tritonia securigera (Aiton) Ker Gawl. subsp. securigera |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Ixia flabellularis Vahl, Ixia squalida Thunb., Ixia thunbergii Roem. & Schult., Montbretia securigera (Aiton) DC., Tritonia securigera (Aiton) Ker Gawl. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/07/09 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden, L. Potter & T. Patel |
Justification | This taxon is widespread and has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 28 717 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 140 km². It is not threatened, and the population is not suspected to be declining. Therefore, it is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa, and extends through southern Western Cape near Ladismith and Mossel Bay eastward through the Little Karoo and southern Cape to Adelaide and Somerset East in Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs on stony flats in renosterveld and karroid shrubland. |
Threats |
| In total, less than 12% of this taxon's habitat has been lost to crop cultivation. There is no significant ongoing habitat loss. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tritonia securigera (Aiton) Ker Gawl. subsp. securigera | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Foden, W., Potter, L. & Patel, T. 2021. Tritonia securigera (Aiton) Ker Gawl. subsp. securigera. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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