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Scientific Name | Romulea tubulosa J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2016/02/22 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, L. von Staden & D. van der Colff |
Justification | A newly described species that is inconspicuous and appears to be rare, and is currently only known from two locations. It is potentially threatened by habitat degradation due to overgrazing and trampling on communal lands at one of these locations. Further field surveys may reveal it to be more widespread than currently known. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Kamiesberg Mountains, from Naras to the Rooiberg south of Leliefontein. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Granite Renosterveld |
Description | Renosterveld and fynbos on gravel flats and slopes. |
Threats |
| Known from two localities and potentially threatened by overgrazing and trampling in communal lands in one of the localities near Naras (N.A. Helme pers. comm. 2015). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2008. Iridaceae: Romulea lutea and R. tubulosa (Crocoideae), two new species from Namaqualand, South Africa. Bothalia 38(1):78-82.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., von Staden, L. & van der Colff, D. 2016. Romulea tubulosa J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2017.1. Accessed on 2017/08/22 |
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