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Scientific Name | Tritonia marlothii M.P.de Vos |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Tritonia delpierrei M.P.de Vos, Tritonia marlothii M.P.de Vos subsp. delpierrei (M.P.de Vos) M.P.de Vos |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2023/05/19 |
Assessor(s) | N.N. Mhlongo |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to the Northern Cape province, South Africa, where it occurs mainly north of Eksteenfontein in the Richtersveld with an outlying subpopulation on the Abbasasberg in northern Bushmanland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert |
Description | Plants grow on rocky slopes and outcrops with the corms often wedges in cracks and fissures. |
Threats |
| This species occurs on lower slopes and flats, where degradation due to severe overstocking of communally owned rangelands is ongoing. |
Population |
The population is known from 10 locations and has a decreasing trend.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Tritonia marlothii M.P.de Vos subsp. delpierrei (M.P.de Vos) M.P.de Vos | EN B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) | 2015.1 | | Tritonia delpierrei M.P.de Vos | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Tritonia delpierrei M.P.de Vos | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mhlongo, N.N. 2023. Tritonia marlothii M.P.de Vos. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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