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Scientific Name | Gloriosa modesta (Hook.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | COLCHICACEAE |
Synonyms | Littonia modesta Hook. |
Common Names | Geelklokkies (a), Ihlamvu Lehlathi (z), Uhlamvu lwentombazana (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2022/04/20 |
Assessor(s) | I. Ebrahim & J.C. Manning |
Justification | A widespread species occurring in most provinces of South Africa except the Western and Northern Cape. This species is widely distributed with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 345 172 km². Subpopulations are stable and although its habitat is under pressure from alien invasive plant encroachment and habitat degradation through overgrazing in some parts of its range, the species is not at risk of extinction and is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | A widely distributed species occurring in the Eastern parts of South Africa, from Qonce through the near interior of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal to the lower Drakensberg extending to the eastern Free State, along the escarpment through Mpumalanga and the western section of Eswatini through to the Soutpansberg in Limpopo province. Isolated records occur inland in the Gauteng province around Witwatersrand and on the Lebombo mountains in southern Mozambique. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | This species occurs mainly in savanna and grassland vegetation and occasionally on the fringes of bush clumps or forest margins. |
Threats |
Threats include habitat degradation through overgrazing by livestock and the spread of alien invasive plant species especially in areas that are close to urban centres. |
Population |
Subpopulations are typically small but are evidently stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Gloriosa modesta (Hook.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J. and Ebrahim, I. Flame lilies and Christmas Bells: the genera Gloriosa L. and Sandersonia Hook. (Colchicaceae: Colchiceae) in southern Africa.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
Ebrahim, I. & Manning, J.C. 2022. Gloriosa modesta (Hook.) J.C.Manning & Vinn. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/11/05 |