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Scientific Name | Ixia scillaris L. subsp. toximontana Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2014/04/12 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 260 km²) habitat specialist, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Gifberg and Matsikamma mountains near Vanrhynsdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally wet, shallow, sandy soils overlying sandstone pavements on summit plateaux. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss to crop cultivation is the main threat to native plant species on the Gifberg and Matsikamma mountains. This subspecies' specific habitat is however unsuitable to ploughing and it is unlikely to be threatened. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ixia scillaris L. subsp. toximontana Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | 2014.1 | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2012. Systematics of the southern African genus Ixia (Iridaceae:Crocoideae): 4. Revision of sect. Dichone. Bothalia 42(2):87-110.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Ixia scillaris L. subsp. toximontana Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/24 |
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