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Scientific Name | Babiana tritonioides G.J.Lewis |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2021/04/13 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, A. le Roux & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted Namaqualand endemic, with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 372 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 28 km². It is known from two locations, and is potentially threatened by livestock grazing. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criteria D. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is local in northern Namaqualand in Northern Cape Province, South Africa, where it occurs from the southern Richtersveld to Komaggas. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | It grows in stony granitic slopes. |
Threats |
| It is potentially threatened by overgrazing (Goldblatt pers. Comm. 2005). |
Population |
This species is common around Komaggas, Namaqualand. It is known from less than 10 collections from the "Richtersveld", dating from 1925. This species' occurrence further north from Komaggas needs to be confirmed.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana tritonioides G.J.Lewis | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Babiana tritonioides G.J.Lewis | Insufficiently Known | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Lewis, G.J. 1959. The genus Babiana. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 3:1-149.
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., le Roux, A. & Raimondo, D. 2021. Babiana tritonioides G.J.Lewis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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