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Scientific Name | Xerophyta viscosa Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | VELLOZIACEAE |
Synonyms | Barbacenia viscosa (Baker) Pax ex Burtt Davy, Vellozia viscosa (Baker) Baker |
Common Names | Bobbejaanstert (a), Lefiroane (ss), Lethepu (ss), Mariroane (ss), Small Black-stick Lily (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Widespread across the KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho and Free State Drakensberg, extending southwards to Pondoland and eastwards as far as Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Montane and coastal grassland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Xerophyta viscosa Baker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Behnke, H.D., Hummel, E., Hillmer, S., Sauer-Gürth, H., Gonzalez, J. and Wink, M. 2013. A revision of African Velloziaceae based on leaf anatomy characters and rbcL nucleotide sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172(1):22-94.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
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. 2014. Xerophyta viscosa Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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