| Scientific Name | Gladiolus trichonemifolius Ker Gawl. | Higher Classification | Monocotyledons | Family | IRIDACEAE | Synonyms | Gladiolus citrinus Klatt, Gladiolus erectiflorus Baker var. erectiflorus 1896, Gladiolus symmetranthus G.J.Lewis, Gladiolus tenellus in sense of G.J.Lewis et al., not of Jacq. (misapplied name), Gladiolus tenellus of other authors, not of Jacq. (misapplied name) | Common Names | Geelpypie (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Assessment Date | 2006/07/25 | Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, D. Raimondo & K. Naidoo | Justification | EOO < 20 000, AOO < 100 km², now known from 10 locations. Principally a low altitude species, it also occurs inland in the Koue Bokkeveld and behind the Witsenberg Vlakte. It may still be found in relatively undisturbed vleis, but agriculture with its attendant development of dams, pasture enrichment and wetland drainage has left the species little of its once plentiful habitat. Declines due to agriculture are ongoing. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Western Cape | Range | Hopefield and Ceres to Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Breede Alluvium Renosterveld, Breede Alluvium Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos, Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Breede Sand Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Alluvium Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Shale Fynbos, Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Alluvium Renosterveld, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Ruens Silcrete Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Western Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Central Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Ceres Shale Renosterveld, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos | Description | Wet sandy flats. |
Threats | | Primarily threatened by agricultural activities leading to the drainage, disturbance, damming and eutrophication of wetlands. |
Population | This species was fairly common until the 1930s, but have declined extensively due to habitat loss and is now very rare (P. Goldblatt pers. comm.). Subpopulations are generally small.
| Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gladiolus trichonemifolius Ker Gawl. | VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gladiolus citrinus Klatt | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Gladiolus citrinus Klatt | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, 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., Raimondo, D. & Naidoo, K. 2006. Gladiolus trichonemifolius Ker Gawl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/22 |
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