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Scientific Name | Caesia capensis (Bolus) Oberm. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HEMEROCALLIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Herpolirion capense Bolus, Nanolirion capense (Bolus) Benth. & Hook. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2020/11/24 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Caesia capensis occurs only from the highest peaks in the Cape Fold Mountains, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 7443 km². It is not threatened. It is therefore listed under the IUCN 3.1 Criteria, globally, as Least Concern but is nationally categorised as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Groot Winterhoek Mountains and Du Toit's Peak to Seweweekspoort. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation |
Description | It occurs in sandstone, high alpine peaks above 1600 m. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to Caesia capensis. |
Population |
It is a localized habitat specialist, occurring in large subpopulations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Caesia capensis (Bolus) Oberm. | Rare | 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.
Obermeyer, A.A. 1973. Caesia and Nanolirion. Bothalia 11(1-2):122-123.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2020. Caesia capensis (Bolus) Oberm. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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