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Scientific Name | Freesia grandiflora (Baker) Klatt subsp. grandiflora |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Anomatheca grandiflora Baker, Freesia rubella Baker, Lapeirousia graminifolia (Baker) L.Bolus, Lapeirousia grandiflora (Baker) Baker, Tritonia graminifolia Baker |
Common Names | Forest Freesia (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/19 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Soutpansberg to Zeerust and Durban, also extending through Swaziland and Mozambique to Zambia and southern Tanzania. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Deciduous woodland and scrub, rarely forest, and sometimes along stream margins. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Freesia grandiflora (Baker) Klatt | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Freesia grandiflora (Baker) Klatt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2010. Botany and horticulture of the genus Freesia. Strelitzia 27:1-114. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Freesia grandiflora (Baker) Klatt subsp. grandiflora. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/22 |
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