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Scientific Name | Pauridia nana (Snijman) Snijman & Kocyan |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | HYPOXIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Spiloxene nana Snijman |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/05/04 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Snijman & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 450 km²), known from 10 sites. Not threatened due to its habitat not being suitable for rooibos tea cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Escarpment. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Shallow soil under damp shaded rock ledges on southwest-facing slopes. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Pauridia nana (Snijman) Snijman & Kocyan | Rare | 2014.1 | | Spiloxene nana Snijman | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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. 2006. Two new species of Spiloxene (Hypoxidaceae) from the northwestern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 36(2):133-138.
Snijman, D.A. and Kocyan, A. 2013. The genus Pauridia (Hypoxidaceae) amplified to include Hypoxis sect. Ianthe, Saniella and Spiloxene, with revised nomenclature and typification. Phytotaxa 116(1):19-33.
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Citation |
| Snijman, D.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Pauridia nana (Snijman) Snijman & Kocyan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/10 |
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