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Scientific Name | Hesperantha truncatula Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/06/29 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor & T. Patel |
Justification | A rare, localized species with an occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) of 4 km². It is known from a single subpopulation and is not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concern but nationally recognised as Critically Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is a narrow endemic of the northern foothills of the Klein Swartberg Mountains in Western Cape, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld |
Description | It occurs on steep south-facing clay slopes in renosterveld. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
It is known from a single, localized subpopulation. The size and trend of the population is not known, but it is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Hesperantha truncatula Goldblatt | Critically Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Hesperantha truncatula Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
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 |
| Victor, J.E. & Patel, T. 2021. Hesperantha truncatula Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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