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Scientific Name | Tritonia nelsonii Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Tritonia petrophila Baker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/07/08 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden, L. Potter & T. Patel |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 113 935 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 388 km². It is known from more than 20 subpopulations and is not in danger of extinction, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | This species is restricted to northern South Africa, from Heidelberg in Gauteng north to Soutpansberg in Limpopo and west to Zeerust in Northwest, and as far east as Waterval Boven in Mpumalanga. It is possibly also found in Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | It occurs in rocky grassland and savanna, often in quartzite, with the corms wedged in rock crevices. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats and is not in danger of extinction. |
Population |
It is known from more than twenty subpopulations and has had 162 observations posted by citizen scientists on the iNaturalist platform between 2012 and 2023 from across its known range. From these observations we infer that the population is 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 nelsonii Baker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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Citation |
| Foden, W., Potter, L. & Patel, T. 2021. Tritonia nelsonii Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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