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Scientific Name | Lapeirousia tenuis (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Lapeirousia divaricata Baker var. tenuis Goldblatt |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/11/16 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | Poorly known and evidently rare. Appears to be restricted to central coastal Namaqualand, occurring as small, localized subpopulations. Known from less than 10 sites. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Kleinsee to the escarpment west of Springbok. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Southern Richtersveld Scorpionstailveld, Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld |
Description | Sandy coastal plain. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lapeirousia tenuis (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lapeirousia tenuis (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1994. New taxa and revisions to the taxonomy of southern African Lapeirousia subgenus Lapeirousia (Iridaceae subfamily Ixioideae). Novon 4(4):339-346.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. 2006. Lapeirousia tenuis (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/26 |
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