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Scientific Name | Babiana grandiflora Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/02/12 |
Assessor(s) | T. Patel & N.A. Helme |
Justification | This species occurs in a poorly explored area of South Africa and is known from 12 subpopulations. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 8334 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 64 km². There are likely to be more subpopulations in large areas of pristine habitat. The area has great potential for the expansion of highly destructive open cast mining, and although this species is not threatened at present, the situation should be monitored and it should be listed in future if necessary. It is widespread, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is restricted to the Namaqualand coastal plain between Soutfontein, south of Wallekraal in the Northern Cape, to Koekenaap near the mouth of the Olifants River in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs in sandy flats, usually in deep sand. |
Threats |
| It has lost only 8% of its habitat (calculated using landcover data in GIS). At present, it is widespread and faces a few threats. It does however occur in an area suitable for open cast mining and it must be monitored to ensure subpopulations are not lost in the future. |
Population |
Observations on iNaturalist note that this species can be quite common in deep sands but occurs patchily. It is known from at least 12 different subpopulations and is still likely undersampled.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana grandiflora 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. 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. & Helme, N.A. 2021. Babiana grandiflora Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/11 |
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