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Scientific Name | Babiana fimbriata (Klatt) Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2021/04/30 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & T. Patel |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 3 229 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 32 km². It is known from nine locations and is declining due to ongoing habitat loss. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | It is a Namaqualand endemic, extending from Garies in the Northern Cape to Nuwerus and the Knersvlakte north of Vanrhynsdorp in the Western Cape of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs on stony granite or quartzitic slopes. |
Threats |
| This species has lost 19% of its habitat (calculated using landcover data in GIS). It is under threat from agricultural impacts, especially with the raising of Clanwilliam dam wall and expanding agriculture in the Klaver area. Ongoing gypsum, limestone and other mining are also threats to the subpopulations that occur in the Knersvlakte. |
Population |
There is not much known about the population of this species. It occurs at nine locations. It was never common, so it is vulnerable to loss of any subpopulations.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana fimbriata (Klatt) Baker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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. 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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Patel, T. 2021. Babiana fimbriata (Klatt) Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/06 |
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