| Scientific Name | Tritonia linearifolia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Higher Classification | Monocotyledons | Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2021/07/08 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & T. Patel | Justification | This species is widespread in montane areas, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 3478 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 24 km². It is known from four subpopulations, and has a stable population trend. It is not threatened, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | South African endemic | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape | Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is centred in the Kouga and Baviaanskloof Mountains in Eastern Cape. It has also been recorded from the northern foothills of the Fouriesberg at the western end of the Outeniqua Mountains in Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Albany Thicket, Fynbos | Description | It occurs on cool, south-facing rocky sandstone lower slopes in arid and and grassy fynbos, with the corms wedged among rocks. |
Threats | | This species has no known threats. |
Population | There are only a few collections of this species, but it is suspected to be under sampled, rather than rare. It can be locally common in suitable habitat, especially on the southern slopes of the Kouga Mountains (Manning and Goldblatt 2011). It has a stable population trend.
| Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
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Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tritonia linearifolia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Least Concern | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography | Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2011. IRIDACEAE: Tritonia cedarmontana and T. linearifolia (Crocoideae), two new species from the Cape Floristic Region; T. lineata var. parvifolia included in T. gladiolaris; and the correct author citation for T. strictiflora. Bothalia 41(1):171-175.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. & Patel, T. 2021. Tritonia linearifolia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/18 |
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