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Scientific Name | Tritoniopsis lesliei L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2013/01/22 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare and localized species (EOO 10 km²), known from two locations and declining due to competition from alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Eastern slopes of the Skurweberg from the Koue Bokkeveld to Ceres. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Marshy ground near streams on lower mountain slopes. |
Threats |
| Threatened by dense, unmanaged infestations of alien invasive plants (N.A. Helme pers. obs.). |
Population |
A very rare and localized habitat specialist.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tritoniopsis lesliei L.Bolus | Rare | 2012.1 | | Tritoniopsis lesliei L.Bolus | Rare | 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.
Lewis, G.J. 1959. South African Iridaceae. The genus Tritoniopsis. Journal of South African Botany 25:319-355.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & von Staden, L. 2013. Tritoniopsis lesliei L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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