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Scientific Name | Xerophyta schlechteri (Baker) N.L.Menezes |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | VELLOZIACEAE |
Synonyms | Barbacenia rosea (Baker) Pax ex Burtt Davy, Vellozia schlechteri Baker |
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 | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | Widespread across northern South Africa, extending to Zimbabwe and Botswana. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Savanna |
Description | Rocky places in woodland and forest. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Xerophyta schlechteri (Baker) N.L.Menezes | 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.
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 schlechteri (Baker) N.L.Menezes. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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