Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Gladiolus pole-evansii I.Verd.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
IRIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2005/09/09
Assessor(s)
J.C. Manning, P. Goldblatt & J.E. Victor
Justification
Restricted to granite boulders. Not threatened due to its habitat being non-arable.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Gauteng, Mpumalanga
Range
Verena to Groblersdal.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Loskop Mountain Bushveld
Description
Granite basement rock.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Gladiolus pole-evansii I.Verd.Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Gladiolus pole-evansii I.Verd.Rare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Gladiolus pole-evansii I.Verd.Rare Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg.


Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


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.


Citation
Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. & Victor, J.E. 2005. Gladiolus pole-evansii I.Verd. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/15

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