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Scientific Name | Watsonia amatolae Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/03 |
Assessor(s) | F. Cholo & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 417 km²) from the Amathole Mountains of the Eastern Cape, extends from the Katberg and Gaika's Kop in the west to Hogsback and Dohne Mountains in the east. Known from five collections and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | Amathole Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, Amathole Montane Grassland |
Description | Wet, sometimes rocky sites and in montane grassland. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Watsonia amatolae Goldblatt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1989. The genus Watsonia. A systematic monograph. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens 19:1-148. National Botanic Gardens, 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 |
| Cholo, F. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Watsonia amatolae Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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