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Scientific Name | Babiana symmetrantha Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/04/13 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, J.C. Manning, R. Gereau & D. van der Colff |
Justification | This edaphic habitat specialist is very localized at the summit plateau of Langberg west, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) of 8 km². It is known from a single subpopulation and is not threatened. It therefore qualifies for listing as Critical Rare nationally and qualifies under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This Northern Cape Province endemic is restricted to the summit plateau of the Langberg west of Loeriesfontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hantam Karoo |
Description | It occurs in heavy red clay soil among dolerite boulders in succulent Karoo vegetation. Flowers tubes are long and appears to be adapted for pollination by long-proboscid flies. |
Threats |
| This species has no known threats. |
Population |
It is known from one population that is not suspected to be declining. In 2006, it was recorded as common. About 200 plants were found near Langberg in 2020 by N.A. Helme (iNaturalist observation) in a 20 ha site.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana symmetrantha Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Critically Rare | 2015.1 | |
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.
Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C. and Gereau, R. 2008. Two new species of Babiana (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) from western South Africa, new names for B. longiflora and B. thunbergii, and comments on the original publication of the genus. Bothalia 38(1):49-55.
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Citation |
| Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C., Gereau, R. & van der Colff, D. 2021. Babiana symmetrantha Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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