Flora of the World logo
MapPublicationsInstitutionsImpactAboutContactAcknowledgements

Copyright © 2008-2026 Flora of The World. All Rights Reserved.

Visit floraoftheworld.orgLogin
Home

›

Asparagales

›

Iridaceae

›

Hesperantha

›

coccinea

Taxon

Hesperantha coccinea (Backh. & Harv.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Protologue Novon 6(3): 263. 1996BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of BarklyEast. 10 Mch 05. 163.jpg

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of BarklyEast. 10 Mch 05. 163.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 165.jpg

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 165.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 167.jpg

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 167.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 174.jpg

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 174.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 172.jpg

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 172.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 169.jpg

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 169.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 171.jpg

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 171.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 166.jpg

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 166.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 170.jpg

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 170.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 168.jpg

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 168.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 164.jpg

Hesperantha coccinea--So.Africa. E. Cape. R58 SE of Barkly East. 10 Mch 05. 164.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe; introduced into Great Britain, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Tasmania (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

March 10, 2005

Location

South Africa, Eastern Cape (Woodridge)

-33.902222, 25.212222

Location Remarks

Van Staden's Wildflower Reserve is about 40 km west of Port Elizabeth, on the old cape Road (R102). Take the N2 out of the city towards Cape Town. After 40km turn left off the N2 to Van Staden's Pass. The entrance to the Flower Reserve is on the right less than a kilometre from the N2.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

March 10, 2005

Location

South Africa

Location Remarks

Northern Drakensberg Mountains. Royal Natal National Park, near Thendele Lodge

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Iridaceae

Genus

Hesperantha

Specific Epithet

coccinea

Authorship

(Backh. & Harv.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 8.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.9

Global rank

#47,343 of 335,497

Top 15%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →