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Scientific Name | Babiana rivulicola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/04/21 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & T. Patel |
Justification | This is a rare, localized habitat specialist, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 8 km². It is not threatened. It therefore qualifies for listing as Rare nationally and qualifies under the IUCN 3.1. criteria as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is restricted to southern Kamiesberg in Northern Cape Province, South Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Plants grow in cracks in granite bedrock along the margins of perennial streams. |
Threats |
| This species has no threats. |
Population |
This species is very localized, currently known from a single stream south of the Rooiberg in the Kamiesberg Mountain Range. About 300 plants were observed in 2020 in a 5 km section of river. The population is stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana rivulicola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | 2014.1 | |
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. 2012. New species and subspecies of Babiana, Hesperantha, and Ixia (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) from southern Africa; range extensions and morphological and nomenclatural notes on Babiana and Geissorhiza. Bothalia 42(2):137-145.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2020. Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. & Patel, T. 2021. Babiana rivulicola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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