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Scientific Name | Thereianthus longicollis (Schltr.) G.J.Lewis |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Watsonia longicollis Schltr., Watsonia punctata (Andrews) Ker Gawl. var. longicollis Baker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/04/30 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 190 km²), but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Mountains between Porterville and Wolseley. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Sandy gravel or loamy ground on rocky sandstone slopes. |
Threats |
| This species occurs in protected montane areas and is not threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Thereianthus longicollis (Schltr.) G.J.Lewis | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2011. Taxonomic revision of the genus Thereianthus (Iridaceae: Crocoideae). Bothalia 41(2):239-267.
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. & von Staden, L. 2014. Thereianthus longicollis (Schltr.) G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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