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Scientific Name | Babiana sambucina (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. subsp. sambucina |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Babiana sambucina (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. var. sambucina, Babiana sambucina (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. var. undulato-venosa (Klatt) G.J.Lewis, Babiana stellata Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/03/04 |
Assessor(s) | T. Patel |
Justification | This taxon has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 90 615 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 698 km². It is widespread and common in areas that are not highly transformed. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | It has a wide distribution in the mountains of the Western and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa, from the Cold Bokkeveld to the Suurberg north of Uitenhage. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo |
Description | This taxon occurs in arid fynbos, fynbos-renosterveld transitions on lower slopes and occasionally succulent karoo in the Little Karoo. It is found most frequently in rocky sandstone derived soils, but also sometimes on shale. |
Threats |
| Currently, there are no severe threats to this taxon, but it has lost parts of its habitat to agriculture and urban development in the past. |
Population |
This taxon is common within its habitat and it has many subpopulations throughout its range. As there are no severe threats to this species, the population is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana sambucina (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. subsp. sambucina | 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 sambucina (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. subsp. sambucina. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/22 |
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