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Scientific Name | Hesperantha ingeliensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/06/02 |
Assessor(s) | C.R. Scott-Shaw, D. Pillay & T. Patel |
Justification | This range restricted habitat specialist has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 133 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 12 km². It is known from two subpopulations, and has no recorded threats. 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, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa, but is poorly documented. It is known only from rocky sites on Ngeli Mountain in southern KwaZulu-Natal, and on Mjika Mountain, hills north of Mthatha in Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland |
Description | It occurs in marshes in montane grassland, in damp cliff crevices or in flat rocky areas. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
It is known from only two subpopulations. In the subpopulation near Weza, 1000 plants were recorded. The population is inferred to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha ingeliensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hesperantha ingeliensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Hesperantha ingeliensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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. 1986. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: XIII. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 43(3):345-405.
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.
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 |
| Scott-Shaw, C.R., Pillay, D. & Patel, T. 2021. Hesperantha ingeliensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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