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Scientific Name | Babiana virginea Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2021/03/25 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, D. Raimondo & T. Patel |
Justification | This is a range-restricted Roggeveld endemic with an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 541 km², and an area of occupancy (AOO) of 20 km². It is not threatened or declining. It therefore qualifies under the IUCN categories as Least Concern; however, as it has a restricted range, it is listed nationally as Rare. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | It is endemic to South Africa where it is found in the Roggeveld Escarpment in the Northern Cape, extending from near Middelpos southward to Matjiesfontein in the Western Cape. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Roggeveld Karoo, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld |
Description | It occurs in dolerite rock outcrops, wedged in rock cracks. |
Threats |
| There are no known severe threats to this species. |
Population |
It is known from five subpopulations. The population is locally common and stable.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Babiana virginea Goldblatt | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Babiana virginea Goldblatt | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. 1979. New species of Cape Iridaceae. Journal of South African Botany 45(1):81-89.
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.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E., Raimondo, D. & Patel, T. 2021. Babiana virginea Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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