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Scientific Name | Freesia leichtlinii Klatt subsp. leichtlinii |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Freesia gentilis N.E.Br., Freesia leichtlinii Klatt, Freesia middlemostii W.F.Barker, Freesia muirii N.E.Br., Freesia xanthospila (DC.) Klatt var. leichtlinii (Klatt) N.E.Br., Nymanina leichtlinii (Klatt) Kuntze |
Common Names | Dune Freesia (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted (EOO 941 km²) taxon, remaining at between five and eight locations, and declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Agulhas to St Sebastian Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Dune Strandveld, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos |
Description | Deep sands close to the coast. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation due to expanding crop cultivation, coastal development, overgrazing and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Freesia leichtlinii Klatt | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | 2012.1 | | Freesia leichtlinii Klatt | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1982. Systematics of Freesia Klatt (Iridaceae). Journal of South African Botany 48(1):39-91.
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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2012. Freesia leichtlinii Klatt subsp. leichtlinii. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/22 |
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