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Scientific Name | Babiana engysiphon J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2021/04/30 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) of 24 km². Five locations continue to decline due to ongoing habitat loss to rooibos cultivation. It is therefore listed as Endangered under criteria B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | It is a narrow endemic of the Stinkfontein and southern Bokkeveld Mountains near Moedverloor in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | It occurs in sandy and stony sandstone ground in fynbos with restiads. |
Threats |
| This species has lost 25% of its habitat (calculated using landcover data in GIS). Its habitat is under threat due to the expansion of the international Rooibos tea market. Large areas of fynbos on deep sandy, nutrient poor soils that previously have been unsuitable for cultivation have been ploughed up to grow the fynbos endemic, Aspalathus linearis (Rooibos tea). |
Population |
There is not much known about the population of this species. It is found at five known locations. In 2008, it was observed as being uncommon.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana engysiphon J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | EN B1ab(iii) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2007. A revision of the southern African genus Babiana, Iridaceae, Crocoideae. Strelitzia 18:1-97. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity 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 |
| von Staden, L., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2021. Babiana engysiphon J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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