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Scientific Name | Moraea kamiesensis Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Galaxia grandiflora Andrews |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/24 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO<150 km², now known from three locations. It has lost ± 50% of its habitat over the past 70 years to agriculture, and is declining due to further crop cultivation and livestock overgrazing and trampling. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Namaqualand, Kamiesberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld |
Description | Sandy, lower granitic slopes, 1000 m. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea kamiesensis Goldblatt | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Galaxia grandiflora Andrews | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical 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 |
| Goldblatt, P., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Moraea kamiesensis Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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