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Scientific Name | Babiana gariepensis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/08/02 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden, T. Patel & P.C.V. Van Wyk |
Justification | This species is known from five subpopulations, four of which occur in South Africa and one in Namibia. It has an area of occupancy (AOO) of 16 km². It is a recently discovered species from a remote and poorly explored part of South Africa. It is not threatened but occurs as sparsely scattered individual plants and is therefore listed as Rare due to low density of individuals. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | It is found in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, between the Orange River and Steinkopf in the Richtersveld, and extends to south-western Namibia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert, Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs on rocky open slopes and south-facing cliffs. |
Threats |
| This species has no threats. Thus far, it appears to be resilient to the climate change extended drought conditions, that have occurred between 2016 and 2021, and that have impacted many other plant species across its range. |
Population |
It has four known subpopulations in South Africa, and a single subpopulation in Namibia. No detailed surveys have been conducted however the subpopulation on the Ploegberg has been recently observed (2020) and occurs as sparsely scattered plants. The population is not known to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved at Richtersveld National Park. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana gariepensis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2007. A revision of the southern African genus Babiana, Iridaceae, Crocoideae. Strelitzia 18:1-97. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2012. New species and subspecies of Babiana, Hesperantha, and Ixia (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) from southern Africa; range extensions and morphological and nomenclatural notes on Babiana and Geissorhiza. Bothalia 42(2):137-145.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. 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., Patel, T. & Van Wyk, P.C.V. 2021. Babiana gariepensis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/07 |
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