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Scientific Name | Gladiolus carmineus C.H.Wright |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Common Names | Bergpypie (a), Cliff Gladiolus (e), Hermanus Cliff-gladiolus (e) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/24 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A habitat specialist that occurs within a very small coastal area (AOO<20 km²). There is no evidence of decline as the habitat is generally not affected by development, but locations further away from the shore, e.g. at Cape Infanta and Blesberg between Hangklip and Betty's Bay, could potentially be developed for housing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cape Hangklip to Cape Infanta. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Potberg Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos |
Description | Rocky sandstone outcrops and cliffs along the coast, wedged in cracks between rocks, sometimes with virtually no soil. |
Threats |
| Habitat degradation, Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gladiolus carmineus C.H.Wright | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gladiolus carmineus C.H.Wright | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Lewis, G.J., Obermeyer, A.A. and Barnard, T.T. 1972. Gladiolus: a revision of the South African species. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 10:1-316. Purnell, Cape Town.
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 |
| Goldblatt, P. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Gladiolus carmineus C.H.Wright. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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