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Scientific Name | Tritonia kamisbergensis Klatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Montbretia kamiesbergensis (Klatt) Baker, Tritonixia kamiesbergensis (Klatt) Klatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/07/08 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, K. Naidoo, R.C. Turner & T. Patel |
Justification | This is a range-restricted species, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 391 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 32 km². It is known from three sites but it flowers at an unusual time of year so more subpopulations are likely to exist. Its habitat is not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concerned but is nationally recognised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | It is a local endemic restricted to middle and upper elevations of the Kamiesberg in Northern Cape, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld |
Description | It occurs in renosterveld scrub with the corms deeply wedged in fissures in granite outcrops. |
Threats |
| It is not threatened as it grows in rocky inaccessible places (P. Goldblatt (pers. comm.)). |
Population |
It is known from three subpopulations with a stable population trend.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tritonia kamisbergensis Klatt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Tritonia kamisbergensis Klatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Tritonia kamisbergensis Klatt | Uncertain | Hall et al. (1980) | |
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.
Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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 |
| Victor, J.E., Naidoo, K., Turner, R.C. & Patel, T. 2021. Tritonia kamisbergensis Klatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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