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{{Short description|Species of plant endemic to Nieuwoudtville, South Africa}} |
{{Short description|Species of plant endemic to Nieuwoudtville, South Africa}} |
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| name = Blue |
| name = Blue pride-of-Nieuwoudtville |
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| image = Geissorhiza splendidissima 1DS-II 2-2897.jpg |
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| status = VU |
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| status_system = SANBI |
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| genus = Geissorhiza |
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| species = splendidissima |
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| parent = Geissorhiza |
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| authority = [[Diels]] |
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'''''Geissorhiza splendidissima''''', the ''' |
'''''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" /> |
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== Description == |
== Description == |
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''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&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"> |
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== Distribution == |
== Distribution == |
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''Geissorhiza splendidissima'' is found in damp areas of stony [[Clay flat|clay flats]] in [[Renosterveld]] vegetation on the [[Kouebokkeveld Mountains]] around Nieuwoudtville. |
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== Conservation status == |
== Conservation status == |
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''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> |
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== Ecology == |
== Ecology == |
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== External links == |
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 1 November 2023
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Geissorhiza |
| Species: | G. splendidissima
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| Geissorhiza splendidissima | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Geissorhiza splendidissima is found in damp areas of stony clay flats in Renosterveld vegetation on the Kouebokkeveld Mountains around Nieuwoudtville.
Conservation status
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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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