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Scientific Name | Hesperantha curvula Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/05/25 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, F. Cholo & T. Patel |
Justification | This species is known from a very limited area, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 373 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 24 km². It appears to be naturally rare and very habitat-specific. It has no known threats. Globally, it is listed as Least Concern, and nationally, as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | It is a narrow endemic of the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland |
Description | It occurs on wet turf ledges above sheets of outcropping cave sandstone or under boulders, 2000-2470 m. |
Threats |
| This species has no threats. |
Population |
It is known from only two subpopulations in the Drakensberg. A recent observation in 2021 records this species in the northern Drakensberg. Previously, it was only known to occur in the southern Drakensberg. The population is stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha curvula Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hesperantha curvula Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | |
Bibliography |
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1986. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: XIII. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 43(3):345-405.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., Cholo, F. & Patel, T. 2021. Hesperantha curvula Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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