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Scientific Name | Babiana dregei Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Common Names | Klipuintjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/02/10 |
Assessor(s) | T. Patel |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 3380 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 136 km². It has no known threats, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in central Namaqualand in the Northern Cape. It is centred in the Kamiesberg and extends from Mesklip, south of Springbok to Kamieskroon and Garies. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs in granite outcrops. |
Threats |
| It has lost only 4% of its habitat (calculated using landcover data in GIS). It has no significant threats. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species. It occurs in at least 15 subpopulations.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana dregei Baker | 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. 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 |
| Patel, T. 2021. Babiana dregei Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/20 |
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