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Scientific Name | Romulea eximia M.P.de Vos |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/01/16 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, N.A. Helme & J.C. Manning |
Justification | Once common between Mamre, Darling and Malmesbury (EOO <650 km²) and frequently collected by early collectors. It has declined significantly and is now known from five remaining subpopulations that are severely fragmented due to wheat cultivation and dense alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Vredenburg to Melkbos. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartland Granite Renosterveld, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos |
Description | Sandy and granitic flats. |
Threats |
| Threats include agriculture, ( severe past threat ) housing (current ongoing threat. Aliens are a severe, ongoing threat. Grazing is a moderate, ongoing threat (J. Manning 2005). |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Romulea eximia M.P.de Vos | EN B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Romulea eximia M.P.de Vos | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Romulea eximia M.P.de Vos | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
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.
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.
Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. and Snijman, D. 2002. The color encyclopedia of Cape bulbs. Timber Press, Portland/Cambridge.
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., Helme, N.A. & Manning, J.C. 2007. Romulea eximia M.P.de Vos. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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