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Scientific Name | Aristea rufobracteata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/06/18 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | Aristea rufobracteata is a southern coastal mountain species that is relatively widely distributed in the Western and Eastern Cape provinces. It has no immediate threats and therefore it is not suspected to be in danger of extinction. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is distributed on the southern coastal mountains of the Western and Eastern Cape provinces, from the Langeberg, Outeniqua, Tsitsikamma and Baviaanskloof mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | This evergreen, rhizomatous perennial occurs on stony sandstone slopes in fynbos, at 400-600 m.a.s.l., flowering after fire. |
Threats |
| It may have lost habitat to agriculture and timber plantations in the past. However, it occurs in several protected areas, and there are currently no severe threats (Goldblatt and Manning, 2015). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2015. Aristea rufobracteata (Iridaceae: Aristeoideae), a new species from the southern Western Cape, South Africa. Bothalia-African Biodiversity & Conservation 45(1):1-4.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2021. Aristea rufobracteata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/07 |
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