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Scientific Name | Ixia parva Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Ixia latifolia D.Delaroche var. parviflora G.J.Lewis |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/02 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This poorly known species has been collected from only three locations within an area of 22 km². It is potentially threatened by overgrazing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Matjiesfontein to Laingsburg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Koedoesberge-Moordenaars Karoo, Matjiesfontein Shale Renosterveld, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | South-facing shale slopes. |
Threats |
| Livestock grazing is a potential threat. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ixia latifolia D.Delaroche var. parviflora G.J.Lewis | VU D2 | 2012.1 | | Ixia latifolia D.Delaroche var. parviflora G.J.Lewis | Threatened | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
De Vos, M.P. 1999. Ixia. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 7 Iridaceae Part 2: Ixioideae, Fascicle 1: Ixieae:3-87. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2011. Systematics of the southern African genus Ixia (Iridaceae). 3. Sections Hyalis and Morphixia. Bothalia 41(1):83-134.
Lewis, G.J. 1962. South African Iridaceae. The genus Ixia. Journal of South African Botany 28:45-195.
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 |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Ixia parva Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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