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Scientific Name | Hesperantha schelpeana Hilliard & B.L.Burtt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/06/22 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & T. Patel |
Justification | A widespread endemic of the Drakensberg, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 18 856 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 68 km². It is known from 8 to 10 subpopulations. Its habitat is well-protected and it is not threatened. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species occurs in Lesotho and in South Africa in the Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg from the Sentinel to Naude's Nek. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland |
Description | It occurs in high altitude montane grassland, in open places in wet turf and stony ground. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
It is known from between 8 and 10 subpopulations, with no reported threats. The population is thus inferred to be stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha schelpeana 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. 1979. Notes on some plants of Southern Africa chiefly from Natal: VIII. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 37:285-325.
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.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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 schelpeana Hilliard & B.L.Burtt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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