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Scientific Name | Xerophyta rosea (Baker) N.L.Menezes |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | VELLOZIACEAE |
Synonyms | Barbacenia rosea (Baker) Pax ex Burtt Davy & Pott-Leendertz, Vellozia rosea Baker, Xerophyta schlechteri in sense of Smith & Ayensu, not of (Baker) N.L.Menezes (misapplied name) |
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 | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Mookgophong to the Wolkberg Mountains and Abel Erasmus Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Rocky montane grassland and woodland. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Xerophyta rosea (Baker) N.L.Menezes | Least Concern | 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 rosea (Baker) N.L.Menezes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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