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Scientific Name | Sparaxis variegata (Sweet) Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Sparaxis orchidiflora Lodd., Sparaxis walthamii Hort., Sparaxis wattii Harv., Synnotia variegata Sweet |
Common Names | Fluweelblom (a), Fluweeltjie (a), Variegated Satinflower (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/09/30 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 667 km²), but not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Olifants River Valley from Klawer to Clanwilliam. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Rocky, south-facing sandstone slopes, often along streams. |
Threats |
| Natural vegetation within this species' known range is subjected to ongoing loss to agricultural expansion. However, as it prefers rocky sites that are unsuitable to ploughing, it is unlikely to be severely affected by this threat. It is possibly threatened by infrastructure development of residential and holiday resorts around Clanwilliam, but at present the impact on the population is small. |
Population |
A range-restricted, but fairly common species. The population is stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Sparaxis variegata (Sweet) Goldblatt | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Sparaxis variegata (Sweet) Goldblatt | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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. 2013. Systematics and biology of the Cape genus Sparaxis (Iridaceae). Strelitzia 32. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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 |
| Raimondo, D. & von Staden, L. 2014. Sparaxis variegata (Sweet) Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/22 |
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