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Scientific Name | Hesperantha pubinervia Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/06/15 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, C.R. Scott-Shaw & T. Patel |
Justification | This restricted range species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 12 km². It is known from two locations, which fall within the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park. 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 | Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa, and is known only from the high northern Drakensberg on the slopes below the Sentineland on the Mont-aux-Sources Plateau, in Free State and adjacent KwaZulu-Natal. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland |
Description | It occurs in montane rocky grassland on basalt. |
Threats |
| This species has no threats. |
Population |
It is known from only two locations and has no threats. The population is stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha pubinervia Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hesperantha pubinervia Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Data Deficient | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Hesperantha pubinervia Hilliard & B.L.Burtt | Indeterminate | 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.
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 |
| Victor, J.E., Scott-Shaw, C.R. & Patel, T. 2021. Hesperantha pubinervia Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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