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Scientific Name | Hesperantha juncifolia Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2021/06/02 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, P. Goldblatt & T. Patel |
Justification | This range restricted habitat specialist has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 217 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 20 km². It is known from three locations between Quoin Point and Cape Agulhas, and is declining due to encroachment from invasive alien acacias. It is therefore listed as Endangered under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is a rare endemic of South Africa, restricted to the western coast of the Agulhas Peninsula in Western Cape. It has been recorded from Ratelrivier to Brandfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in wet depressions on coastal limestone flats. |
Threats |
| The habitat of this species, seasonally wet areas, is especially under threat from Acacia invasion. |
Population |
It is known from three locations and the population is inferred to be decreasing due to competition from invasive alien species in its habitat.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha juncifolia Goldblatt | EN B1ab(iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hesperantha juncifolia Goldblatt | Endangered | 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. 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 |
| Raimondo, D., Goldblatt, P. & Patel, T. 2021. Hesperantha juncifolia Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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