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Scientific Name | Xerophyta junodii Behnke |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | VELLOZIACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2014/05/13 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | This species is known from only two collections within a small area in the Wolkberg Mountains. It has not been collected in a long time, and its specific habitat requirements are not known. It is possibly threatened, but until the population could be relocated and surveyed, its risk of extinction cannot be assessed. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo |
Range | Wolkberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland |
Description | Unknown. |
Threats |
| This species is known from only two old collections, and specific threats to it, if any, cannot be determined, especially as its specific habitat requirements are not known. It is possibly threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to expanding rural settlements, overgrazing, and competition from alien invasive plants. |
Population |
This species is very poorly known, and has not been collected in a long time. Surveys are needed to relocate the population and determine its status and trends.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Xerophyta junodii Behnke | Data Deficient | 2014.1 | |
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Xerophyta junodii Behnke. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/31 |
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