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Scientific Name | Moraea tricuspidata (L.f.) G.J.Lewis |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Iris tricuspidata L.f., Iris tricuspis Thunb., Moraea bellendenii (Sweet) N.E.Br. subsp. cormifera Goldblatt, Moraea confusa G.J.Lewis, Moraea tricuspis (Thunb.) Ker Gawl., Vieusseuxia tricuspis (Thunb.) Spreng. |
Common Names | Blou-ooguintjiea (a), Rietuintjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread and not declining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg Mountains to Grahamstown. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Clay or granitic slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea tricuspidata (L.f.) G.J.Lewis | Least Concern | 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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Moraea tricuspidata (L.f.) G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/21 |
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