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Scientific Name | Crocosmia mathewsiana (L.Bolus) Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Tritonia mathewsiana L.Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2008/04/17 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A localized (EOO 194 km²), uncommon, habitat specialist. AOO estimated <10 km² and potentially threatened by alien invasive plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Mpumalanga Drakensberg Escarpment, Mariepskop to Mac Mac. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Scarp Forest, Northern Mistbelt Forest |
Description | Damp, shady places along streams and forest margins. |
Threats |
| Potentially threatened by invasive alien plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Crocosmia mathewsiana (L.Bolus) Goldblatt | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Crocosmia mathewsiana (L.Bolus) Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
De Vos, M.P. 1984. The African genus Crocosmia Planchon. Journal of South African Botany 50(4):463-502.
De Vos, M.P. 1999. Crocosmia. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 7 Iridaceae Part 2: Ixioideae, Fascicle 1: Ixieae:129-138. National Botanical Institute, 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 |
| Goldblatt, P. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Crocosmia mathewsiana (L.Bolus) Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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