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Scientific Name | Devia xeromorpha Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/03 |
Assessor(s) | P.A. Manyama, D. Raimondo & D.A. Kamundi |
Justification | A highly range-restricted species (EOO 70 km²) occurring only in the highest parts of the Roggeveld Escarpment. Known from two subpopulations. No known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Roggeveld Escarpment northwest of Sutherland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Roggeveld Karoo |
Description | Rocky loam in renosterveld, 1500-1700 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Devia xeromorpha Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1990. Devia xeromorpha, a new genus and species of Iridaceae : Ixioideae from the Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 77(2):359-364.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Manyama, P.A., Raimondo, D. & Kamundi, D.A. 2008. Devia xeromorpha Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/17 |
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