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Scientific Name | Gladiolus crispulatus L.Bolus |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Gladiolus carneus in sense of G.J.Lewis et al. (in part), not of D.Delaroche (misapplied name), Gladiolus tenius Baker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/25 |
Assessor(s) | F. Cholo & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted endemic (EOO<500 km²). Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg Mountains between Swellendam and Riversdale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Southern slopes, 300-900 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | Gladiolus crispulatus L.Bolus | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 |
Cholo, F. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Gladiolus crispulatus L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/11 |