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Scientific Name | Hesperantha elsiae Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/05/27 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, K. Naidoo & T. Patel |
Justification | This species is known from one site in the Krom River Kloof in the Cederberg, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) of 4 km². It is found within a protected area and thus not threatened. It is listed as Critically Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa, and is known only from the southern Cederberg Mountains of Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in damp places along streams on south-facing rocky sandstone slopes at around 1 200 m elevation. |
Threats |
| This species has no threats, as it occurs within a protected area. |
Population |
It is known from only one subpopulation and the population is stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha elsiae Goldblatt | Critically Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hesperantha elsiae Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1984. A revision of Hesperantha (Iridaceae) in the winter rainfall area of southern Africa. Journal of South African Botany 50:14-141.
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.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. and Snijman, D. 2002. The color encyclopedia of Cape bulbs. Timber Press, Portland/Cambridge.
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 |
| Goldblatt, P., Naidoo, K. & Patel, T. 2021. Hesperantha elsiae Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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