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Scientific Name | Babiana fourcadei G.J.Lewis |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/02/11 |
Assessor(s) | T. Patel & J.C. Manning |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 21 067 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 156 km². Despite having lost 24% of its habitat there are still many subpopulations remaining, It is known from more than 40 subpopulations and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in the Western Cape, between Swellendam and George in the southern Cape, south of the Langberg-Outeniqua Mountain axis. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on lower mountain slopes and coastal hills. |
Threats |
| This species has lost 24% of its habitat (calculated using landcover data in GIS) to agriculture. It is also threatened by invasive alien species. |
Population |
There are 43 recent records of this species posted on iNaturalist from across this species' range. The population is declining due to habitat conversion to agriculture and habitat degradation to invasive alien plants.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana fourcadei G.J.Lewis | 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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Patel, T. & Manning, J.C. 2021. Babiana fourcadei G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/20 |
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