Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Moraea tripetala (L.f.) Ker Gawl. subsp. jacquiniana (Schltr. ex G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
IRIDACEAE
Synonyms
Moraea tripetala (L.f.) Ker Gawl. var. jacquinii Schltr. ex G.J.Lewis, Vieusseuxia pulchra Eckl.
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2014/04/16
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
Widespread in montane areas where it is not threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Olifants River Valley and Piketberg to the Cape Peninsula and Palmiet Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Stony sandstone slopes at lower elevations.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Moraea tripetala (L.f.) Ker Gawl. subsp. jacquiniana (Schltr. ex G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.ManningLeast Concern 2014.1
Moraea tripetala (L.f.) Ker Gawl.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2012. Systematics of the hypervariable Moraea tripetala complex (Iridaceae: Iridoideae) of the southern African winter rainfall zone. Bothalia 42(2):111-135.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2014. Moraea tripetala (L.f.) Ker Gawl. subsp. jacquiniana (Schltr. ex G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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