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Scientific Name | Babiana crispa G.J.Lewis |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Common Names | Krulbobbejaantjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2021/02/10 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, D. Raimondo & T. Patel |
Justification | Babiana crispa has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 7734 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 44 km². It does not face any current threats, and is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found extending from the Langberg west of Loeriesfontein in the Northern Cape to Biedouw Valley in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | It occurs in hard clay and shale ground. |
Threats |
| This species has lost only 7% of its habitat (calculated using landcover data in GIS). Habitat loss took place in the past and is not ongoing. It does not currently face any severe threats. |
Population |
There is no information available on the population of this species. It is currently known from 10 scattered subpopulations but is likely to be undercollected.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana crispa G.J.Lewis | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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 |
| Goldblatt, P., Raimondo, D. & Patel, T. 2021. Babiana crispa G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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