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Scientific Name | Babiana lanata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2021/04/29 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, L. von Staden & T. Patel |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 19 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 12 km². It is known from two locations. It occurs in a remote and botanically very poorly explored part of South Africa. The area is heavily impacted by diamond mining, with 66% of the habitat being disturbed. It is therefore listed as Endangered under criterion B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | It is endemic to the Northern Cape Province in South Africa, and occurs on the Namaqualand coastal plain around Kleinzee. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Coastal Duneveld, Namaqualand Strandveld |
Description | It is found in succulent karoo, occurring on stony red sand. |
Threats |
| About 66% of this species' very restricted habitat has already been heavily degraded (calculated using landcover data in GIS) by diamond mining which started in the 1950's, and habitat loss and degradation is ongoing. Since 2015, the building of renewable energy infrastructure in the form of wind farms has been and continues to contribute to ongoing loss of habitat. |
Population |
This species is known from two locations, and has two known subpopulations. There is no indication of population size from any of the records.
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Population trend | Decreasing |
Conservation |
| It is not formally protected. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana lanata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | VU B1ab(iii)+2ab(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 |
| Helme, N.A., von Staden, L. & Patel, T. 2021. Babiana lanata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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