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Scientific Name | Tritonia crocata (L.) Ker Gawl. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Belamcanda fenestrata Moench, Gladiolus crocatus (L.) Pers., Ixia crocata L. 52 (1762) (excl. cit. Miller) L.:75 (1767), Ixia fenestrata Jacq., Ixia hyalina L.f., Ixia iridifolia D.Delaroche, Ixia planifolia Mill. ex Roem. & Schult., Ixia similis Salisb. (in part) (excluding synonym I. squalida), Tritonia fenestrata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl., Tritonia hyalina Baker, Tritonia sanguinea Eckl., Tritonixia crocata (L.) Klatt, Tritonixia hyalina (L.f.) Klatt |
Common Names | Kalkoentjie (a), Mosselbaai-Basterkalkoentjie (a), Mosselbaai-kalkoentjie (a), Nasionalelelie (a), Orange Freesia (e), Rooikalkoentjie (a), Rooikalossie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/07/05 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, J.H. Vlok & T. Patel |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 7879 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 140 km². It is known from more than 20 subpopulations. It is abundant, even in small grazed Renosterveld remnants, with thousands of plants observed at different sites in the field. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa, and is restricted to the southern coast of Western Cape from Swellendam to George and east to Humansdorp in Eastern Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Plants grow mainly in shale soils in renosterveld, rarely in loamy sands, now largely restricted to roadsides and isolated rocky sites that have escaped the plough. |
Threats |
| This species has no current threats. Ploughing for wheat and pasture is a past threat. |
Population |
It is known from more than 20 subpopulations, with a population size of at least 100 000 individuals. The population trend is stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tritonia crocata (L.) Ker Gawl. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D., Vlok, J.H. & Patel, T. 2021. Tritonia crocata (L.) Ker Gawl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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