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Scientific Name | Hesperantha hutchingsiae Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/06/01 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, K. Naidoo & T. Patel |
Justification | This is a range restricted habitat specialist with an extent of occurrence (EOO) and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 8 km². It is known from only two subpopulations, and it is not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa, and is known from two populations in the southern Drakensberg in Eastern Cape, at Naude's Nek and to the southwest above Mhlahlane Forest Reserve near Mthatha. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland |
Description | It occurs in wet depressions and marshy areas below dolerite rocks. |
Threats |
| This species faces no threats. |
Population |
It is known from only two subpopulations, both of which have no indication of population size. The population trend is inferred to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha hutchingsiae Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hesperantha hutchingsiae Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 2003. A synoptic review of the African genus Hesperantha (Iridaceae: Crocoideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 90(3):390-443.
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.
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 hutchingsiae Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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