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Scientific Name | Ferraria ovata (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Moraea ovata Thunb. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/10/16 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt & L. von Staden |
Justification | A very rare species, known from only a few collections, and occurring as small, scattered subpopulations, but not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Soebatsfontein to the Knersvlakte. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Heuweltjieveld, Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Shallow soils on granite outcrops and gravel slopes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Ferraria ovata (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and manning, J.C. 2002. Rediscovered after 200 years, Moraea ovata Thunberg is a rare Ferraria (Iridaceae: Iridoideae) from Namaqualand, South Africa. Novon 12(4):460-464.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2011. Systematics and biology of the African genus Ferraria (Iridaceae: Irideae). Bothalia 41(1):1-40.
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. & von Staden, L. 2012. Ferraria ovata (Thunb.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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