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Scientific Name | Gladiolus huttonii (N.E.Br.) Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Homoglossum hollandii L.Bolus, Homoglossum hollandii L.Bolus var. hollandii, Homoglossum hollandii L.Bolus var. zitzikammense L.Bolus, Homoglossum huttonii N.E.Br. |
Common Names | Eastern Cape Flame (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/07/05 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & J.H. Vlok |
Justification | EOO 8458 km², known from 17 historical locations, more than half occur between Storms River Mouth and Port Elizabeth. This area has been significantly transformed due to coastal development, agriculture and afforestation over the past 40 years. Most collections were made before 1970, so it is likely to be extinct at many of these. We suspect that there are less than 10 locations extant. Decline due to coastal development, alien plant invasion and agriculture is ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | East London to Grahamstown to Plettenberg Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Humansdorp Shale Renosterveld, Algoa Sandstone Fynbos, Garden Route Shale Fynbos, Suurberg Shale Fynbos, Eastern Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, St Francis Dune Thicket |
Description | Sandy loam, clay or moderately fertile soils derived form the Witteberg slopes, mostly confined to the coastal plain. |
Threats |
| At least 50% of known subpopulations have been lost to urban and agricultural expansion and afforestation within the past 30 years (J.H. Vlok and A.L. Schutte-Vlok pers. obs.). This species continues to be threatened by ongoing habitat loss to coastal development, livestock grazing and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gladiolus huttonii (N.E.Br.) Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos | VU B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gladiolus huttonii (N.E.Br.) Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg.
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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D. & Vlok, J.H. 2008. Gladiolus huttonii (N.E.Br.) Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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