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	Assessment Report

Taxonomy
Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	ASPARAGALES	IRIDACEAE

Scientific Name:	Dierama elatum
Species Authority:	N.E.Br.
Common Name/s: -
Synonym/s:	-
Taxonomic Notes:	It is possible that the taxonomy of this species needs to be revisited. It is based on one herbarium specimen from Eswatini, although there is a specimen from South Africa (MacDevette, K 133 NH0082724-0, source BODATSA), but this identification has been queried.

Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient N/A
Year Assessed:	2023
Assessor/s:	Braun, K.
Reviewer/s:	Raimondo, D. & Mhlongo, N.
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Justification: This species is only known from one specimen collected in Eswatini, the locality is uncertain and there may be questions with regard to the taxonomy.  Based on this, it has been assessed as Data Deficient.
History:	-

Geographic Range
Range Description:	This species is only known from one record collected in the Hlatikhulu district of eSwatini.
Countries:	Native: Eswatini;

Population
Population:	There is no current information on population status or trends.  This species is only known from one record collected by Mabel Stewart in the Hlatikhulu district, in 1911.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology:	Due to the vague location information on the only record for this species, it is not possible to determine habitat or vegetation types for this plant.  For the purposes of this assessment, it has been assumed that it was found in grassland, the dominant habitat in the area.
List of Habitats:	4 Grassland 4.7 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude

Threats
Major Threat(s):	Due to the vague locality information on the only record for this species, it is not possible to determine threats.
List of Threats:	-

Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions:	-
List of Conservation Actions:	-

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