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Scientific Name | Hesperantha huttonii (Baker) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Acidanthera huttonii Baker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/06/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & T. Patel |
Justification | Hesperantha huttonii has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 611 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 56 km². It is locally fairly common, and has no severe threats. It is therefore not in danger of extinction, and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa, and is found in the Amathole Mountains in the Eastern Cape, and Katberg to Adelaide and along the coast in the northern parts of the province. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Amathole Mistbelt Grassland, Amathole Montane Grassland, Southern Mistbelt Forest |
Description | This species occurs along forest margins, often in light shade, in clearings and on rock outcrops. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species. It is known from eight subpopulations and the population is stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Two collections from the Eastern Cape coast near Port St Johns were provisionally included in H. huttonii (Goldblatt 2003), but they do not match specimens from the Amathole Mountains exactly and possibly represent an undescribed species. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha huttonii (Baker) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1982. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: IX. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 40(2):247-298.
Hilliard, O.M. and Burtt, B.L. 1986. Hesperantha (Iridaceae) in Natal and nearby. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 43(3):407-438.
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 |
| von Staden, L. & Patel, T. 2021. Hesperantha huttonii (Baker) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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