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Scientific Name | Tritonia bakeri Klatt subsp. bakeri |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Gladiolus longiflorus L.f. (in part), Montbretia striata Sol. ex Baker, Tritonia longituba R.C.Foster (in part), Tritonia striata (Baker) Klatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/07/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This taxon has a restricted distribution range, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 8001 km². It has no severe threats and is therefore not in danger of extinction. 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 extends from the central Little Karoo near Ladismith across the Rooiberg to the northern slopes of the Outeniqua Mountains and in the upper Long Kloof between Avontuur and Haarlem. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, South Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, Uniondale Shale Renosterveld, Langkloof Shale Renosterveld, North Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Montagu Shale Renosterveld, Kango Conglomerate Fynbos, Kango Limestone Renosterveld, Western Gwarrieveld, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, Garden Route Shale Fynbos, Swartberg Shale Fynbos, Eastern Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | It occurs on lower rocky slopes, mainly on clay, where it is localized to the ecotone between renosterveld and fynbos. |
Threats |
| This taxon has no known threats. |
Population |
It is known from between 13 and 18 subpopulations. This taxon has had 41 observations posted on the iNaturalist platform between 2007 and 2023 from across its range, from these observations we infer that the population is still locally common, stable and not declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tritonia bakeri Klatt subsp. bakeri | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
De Vos, M.P. 1983. The African genus Tritonia Ker Gawler (Iridaceae): Part II. Sections Subcallosae and Montbretia. Journal of South African Botany 49:347-422.
De Vos, M.P. 1999. Tritonia. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 7 Iridaceae Part 2: Ixioideae, Fascicle 1: Ixieae:89-128. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. 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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2021. Tritonia bakeri Klatt subsp. bakeri. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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