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Scientific Name | Gladiolus recurvus L. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Gladiolus modestus Ingram |
Common Names | Sandlelie (a), Sandpypie (a), Voorlopertjie (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/26 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & P. Goldblatt |
Justification | EOO<4000 km², persisting at eight locations. It has lost habitat to wheat, vineyard, olive and deciduous fruit cultivation over the past 100 years. All locations are under threat from ongoing agricultural expansion and the reserves that protect two subpopulations are infested with invasive alien plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Ceres to Somerset West. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Ceres Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Breede Shale Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Shale Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | Clay flats and lower slopes. |
Threats |
| Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gladiolus recurvus L. | VU B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gladiolus recurvus L. | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Gladiolus recurvus L. | Uncertain | 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.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Goldblatt, P. 2006. Gladiolus recurvus L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/08 |
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