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Scientific Name | Gladiolus watsonius Thunb. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Antholyza acuminata N.E.Br., Antholyza revoluta in sense of Baker, not of Burm.f. (misapplied name), Antholyza revoluta in sense of Baker, not of Burm.f. (misapplied name) var. gawleri (Baker) Baker, Antholyza watsonia (Thunb.) Pax, Gladiolus gawleri (Baker) Klatt, Gladiolus praecox Andrews, Gladiolus watsonius Thunb. var. maculosus M.P.de Vos & Goldblatt, Homoglossum acuminatum (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br., Homoglossum flexicaule N.E.Br., Homoglossum gawleri (Baker) N.E.Br., Homoglossum praecox (Andrews) Salisb., Homoglossum revolutum in sense of Baker, Homoglossum revolutum in sense of Baker var. gawleri Baker, Homoglossum watsonium (Thunb.) N.E.Br., Watsonia praecox (Andrews) Pers., Watsonia revoluta Pers. |
Common Names | Rooi-Afrikaner (a), Suikerkan (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(i,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 5500 km², of 60 recorded subpopulations, only 15 are still likely to be extant. It has experienced severe habitat loss to urban expansion and crop cultivation, with at least 95% of its habitat being transformed since 1940. It appears to have been very common in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, but most of these locations have been lost to urban development. Loss to urban and agricultural expansion is ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Piketberg to Stellenbosch. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Renosterveld on clay. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gladiolus watsonius Thunb. | NT B1ab(i,iii,v) | 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.
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. 2007. Gladiolus watsonius Thunb. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/27 |
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