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Scientific Name | Gladiolus splendens (Sweet) Herb. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Anomalesia splendens (Sweet) N.E.Br., Petamenes splendens (Sweet) E.Phillips |
Common Names | Bergafrikaner (a), Rooi-afrikaner (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/02 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Gladiolus splendens is a widespread, but localized habitat specialist. It has no severe threats and is not in danger of extinction. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 11 733 km², and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and occurs from the mountains north of Calvinia in the Northern Cape, southwards along the Roggeveld Escarpment to the Moordenaars Karoo near Laingsburg in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hantam Karoo, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld, Tanqua Escarpment Shrubland, Roggeveld Karoo, Central Mountain Shale Renosterveld, Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld, Hantam Plateau Dolerite Renosterveld, Nieuwoudtville-Roggeveld Dolerite Renosterveld |
Description | It grows in rocky outcrops on open slopes in higher rainfall areas, but restricted to riverine thicket along small seasonal streams in drier areas. |
Threats |
There are no severe threats to Gladiolus splendens. |
Population |
This species is known from a few isolated sites. Although its range is fairly extensive, it is not common (Goldblatt and Manning 1998).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Gladiolus splendens (Sweet) Herb. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
von Staden, L. 2018. Gladiolus splendens (Sweet) Herb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/11 |