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Scientific Name | Ixia robusta (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Ixia rapunculoides Delile var. robusta G.J.Lewis |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2011/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A rare, highly range-restricted habitat specialist (EOO 80 km²), this species has no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Calvinia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Hantam Karoo |
Description | Flats and lower slopes, in clay soil among dolerite boulders. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
This species is a highly localized habitat specialist confined to a small area to the north of Calvinia and east of the Hantamsberg.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ixia rapunculoides Delile var. robusta G.J.Lewis | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2008. Systematics of the southern African genus Ixia (Iridaceae). 1. The I. rapunculoides complex. Bothalia 38(1):1-22.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2011. Ixia robusta (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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