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Blue pride-of-Nieuwoudtville
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (SANBI Red List)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Geissorhiza
Species:	G. splendidissima
Binomial name
	Geissorhiza splendidissima; Diels

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Geissorhiza splendidissima, the blue pride-of-Nieuwoudtville, is a plant species of geophyte in the family Iridaceae.^[2] It is endemic to Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape of South Africa. It is also called the Bokkeveld pride and splendid satin.^[1]

Description

Geissorhiza splendidissima has glossy, dark blue flowers with dark red-brown pollen. It has imbricate corm tunics typical of subg. Geissorhiza. The zygomorphic flowers with unilateral, declinate stamens and dark red-brown pollen are unusual, as is the somewhat ribbed sheath of the uppermost leaf. This character is shared with the apparently allied G. arenicola, a character that sets these two species somewhat apart in the section.^[3]

Distribution

Geissorhiza splendidissima is found in damp areas of stony clay flats in Renosterveld vegetation on the Kouebokkeveld Mountains around Nieuwoudtville.

Conservation status

Geissorhiza splendidissima is listed in the Red List of South African Plants as Vulnerable due to having lost 80% of its habitat through farming encroachment, in addition to the fact that it is localised to a small area surrounding Nieuwoudtville.^[1]

Ecology

The Namaqua rock rat and the Cape porcupine eat G. splendidissima. Ripened seeds fall off the plant which result in colonies of the plant.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
^ "Splendid Satin (Geissorhiza splendidissima)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
^ "e-Flora of South Africa". E-Flora of South Africa. 1 (36). South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2022. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
^ "Geissorhiza splendidissima | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2023-05-11.

External links

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Data related to Geissorhiza splendidissima at Wikispecies

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[SANBI-1] "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2023-05-11.

[inaturalist-Geissorhiza_splendidissima-2] "Splendid Satin (Geissorhiza splendidissima)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-05-11.

[3] "e-Flora of South Africa". E-Flora of South Africa. 1 (36). South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2022. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[4] "Geissorhiza splendidissima | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2023-05-11.

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 {{Short description|Species of plant endemic to Nieuwoudtville, South Africa}}
+{{Use South African English|date = October 2023}}
 {{Use South African English|date = May 2023}}
 {{Speciesbox
-| name = Blue Pride-of-Nieuwoudtville
+| name = Blue pride-of-Nieuwoudtville
 | image = Geissorhiza splendidissima 1DS-II 2-2897.jpg
-| status = Vulnerable
+| status = VU
-| status_system = Red List of South African Plants
+| status_system = SANBI
 | status_ref = <ref name="SANBI"/>
-| taxon = Geissorhiza splendidissima
+| genus = Geissorhiza
+| species = splendidissima
-| parent = Geissorhiza
 | authority = [[Diels]]
 }}
-The '''Blue Pride-of-Nieuwoudtville''' ('''''Geissorhiza splendidissima''''') is a plant [[species]] of [[geophyte]] in the family Iridaceae.<ref name="inaturalist-Geissorhiza splendidissima">{{cite web |title=Splendid Satin (Geissorhiza splendidissima) |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120079-Geissorhiza-splendidissima |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=iNaturalist |language=en}}</ref> It is endemic to [[Nieuwoudtville]] in the Northern Cape of South Africa. It is also called the '''Bokkeveld Pride''' and '''Splendid Satin'''.<ref name="SANBI" />
+'''''Geissorhiza splendidissima''''', the '''blue pride-of-Nieuwoudtville''', is a plant [[species]] of [[geophyte]] in the family Iridaceae.<ref name="inaturalist-Geissorhiza splendidissima">{{cite web |title=Splendid Satin (Geissorhiza splendidissima) |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120079-Geissorhiza-splendidissima |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=iNaturalist |language=en}}</ref> It is endemic to [[Nieuwoudtville]] in the Northern Cape of South Africa. It is also called the '''Bokkeveld pride''' and '''splendid satin'''.<ref name="SANBI" />
 == Description ==
-''G. splendidissima'' has glossy, dark blue flowers with dark red-brown pollen. It has [[Aestivation (botany)|imbricate]] corm tunics typical of [[subg.]] [[Geissorhiza]]. The zygomorphic flowers with unilateral, [[declinate]] stamens and dark red-brown pollen are unusual, as is the somewhat ribbed sheath of the uppermost leaf. This character is shared with the apparently allied ''G. arenicola'', a character that sets these two species somewhat apart in the section.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=e-Flora of South Africa |url=https://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=flora_descriptions&amp;v=1.36 |journal=E-Flora of South Africa |publisher=[[South African National Biodiversity Institute]] |publication-date=2022 |volume=1| issue=36 }} {{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4}}</ref><gallery mode="packed">
+''Geissorhiza splendidissima'' has glossy, dark blue flowers with dark red-brown pollen. It has [[Aestivation (botany)|imbricate]] corm tunics typical of [[subg.]] [[Geissorhiza]]. The zygomorphic flowers with unilateral, [[declinate]] stamens and dark red-brown pollen are unusual, as is the somewhat ribbed sheath of the uppermost leaf. This character is shared with the apparently allied ''G. arenicola'', a character that sets these two species somewhat apart in the section.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=e-Flora of South Africa |url=https://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=flora_descriptions&amp;v=1.36 |journal=E-Flora of South Africa |publisher=[[South African National Biodiversity Institute]] |publication-date=2022 |volume=1| issue=36 }} {{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4}}</ref><gallery mode="packed">
 File:Geissorhiza splendidissima 1DS-II 2-2647.jpg|alt=
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 == Distribution ==
-''G. splendidissima'' is found in damp areas of stony [[Clay flat|clay flats]] in [[Renosterveld]] vegetation on the [[Kouebokkeveld Mountains]] around Nieuwoudtville.
+''Geissorhiza splendidissima'' is found in damp areas of stony [[Clay flat|clay flats]] in [[Renosterveld]] vegetation on the [[Kouebokkeveld Mountains]] around Nieuwoudtville.
 == Conservation status ==
-''G. splendidissima'' is listed on the Red List of South African Plants as ''Vulnerable'' due to having lost 80% of its habitat through farming encroachment, in addition to the fact that it is localised to a small area surrounding Nieuwoudtville.<ref name="SANBI">{{Cite web |title=Threatened Species Programme {{!}} SANBI Red List of South African Plants |url=http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1535-101 |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=redlist.sanbi.org}}</ref>
+''Geissorhiza splendidissima'' is listed in the [[Red List of South African Plants]] as ''Vulnerable'' due to having lost 80% of its habitat through farming encroachment, in addition to the fact that it is localised to a small area surrounding Nieuwoudtville.<ref name="SANBI">{{Cite web |title=Threatened Species Programme {{!}} SANBI Red List of South African Plants |url=http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1535-101 |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=redlist.sanbi.org}}</ref>
 == Ecology ==
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 == External links ==
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-* {{Commons-inline|Geissorhiza splendidissima|''Geissorhiza splendidissima''}}
 * {{Wikispecies-inline|Geissorhiza splendidissima|''Geissorhiza splendidissima''}}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q15563620}}
+[[Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces]]
+[[Category:Geissorhiza|splendidissima]]
-{{Plant-stub}}
-{{Taxonbar}}
+{{Iridaceae-stub}}
-[[Category:Flora of South Africa]]
-[[Category:Flora of the Cape Provinces]]
-[[Category:Iridaceae]]