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Scientific Name | Gladiolus teretifolius Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Antholyza muirii L.Bolus, Homoglossum muirii (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 9500 km², known from 16 locations. At least 80% of its habitat has been transformed for wheat cultivation in the past, this loss is ongoing at a moderate rate especially around Mossel Bay and Albertinia. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Caledon to Mossel Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Renosterveld on clay soils. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gladiolus teretifolius Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. 2007. Gladiolus teretifolius Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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