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Scientific Name | Babiana petiolata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) |
Assessment Date | 2021/04/22 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, L. von Staden & D. Raimondo |
Justification | This species has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 121 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 16 km². It is known from four locations, and is experiencing continuing habitat loss due to expanding potato cultivation. It is potentially threatened by costal development and mining, and is therefore listed as Endangered under criteria B. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa, and is found in the Western Cape Province between Velddrif and Lambert's Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Lambert's Bay Strandveld, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on flat sandy ground in strandveld along the coast. |
Threats |
| This highly range-restricted species has lost 47% of its habitat (calculated using landcover data in GIS). The main threat is ongoing habitat loss due to expanding potato cultivation. It is potentially threatened by coastal development - the development pressure in this more remote part of the West Coast is not yet as high as to the south of Velddrif. It is also potentially threatened by highly destructive open cast mining of dune minerals. |
Population |
This species is known from four subpopulations. The first being 10 km south of Lambert's Bay, the second in Lambert's Bay, the third in the Clanwilliam District between Elandsbaai and Lambert's Bay, and the fourth, on the burnt slope S of Leipoldtville. There is no indication of the size of any of the subpopulations.
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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 petiolata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | EN 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. & Raimondo, D. 2021. Babiana petiolata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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