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Scientific Name | Xerophyta elegans (Balf.) Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | VELLOZIACEAE |
Synonyms | Barbacenia elegans (Balf.) Pax, Talbotia elegans Balf., Vellozia elegans (Balf.) Oliv. ex Hook.f., Vellozia elegans (Balf.) Oliv. var. minor Baker ex Hook.f., Vellozia talbotii Balf., Xerophyta minuta Baker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/12 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A widespread, but localized habitat specialist that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa from Mariepskop to the southern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Shaded rocks and cliffs near streams and waterfalls in forests. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Xerophyta elegans (Balf.) Baker | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Talbotia elegans Balf. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Behnke, H.D., Hummel, E., Hillmer, S., Sauer-Gürth, H., Gonzalez, J. and Wink, M. 2013. A revision of African Velloziaceae based on leaf anatomy characters and rbcL nucleotide sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172(1):22-94.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Xerophyta elegans (Balf.) Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/19 |
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