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Scientific Name | Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/11 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, J.C. Manning & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from three subpopulations, one on the Touwsberg and two from the Klein Swartberg Mountains (EOO 385 km²). Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Klein Swartberg Mountains west of Ladismith and on the adjacent Touwsberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | South-facing slopes on open, level sites in rocky places, 1000-1500 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1993. The woody Iridaceae: Nivenia, Klattia & Witsenia. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
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.
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., Manning, J.C. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Nivenia stenosiphon Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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