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Scientific Name | Romulea monticola M.P.de Vos |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/01/23 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 800 km², known from eight locations. Experiencing an ongoing habitat loss to rapidly expanding rooibos tea cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Mountains to Gifberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nieuwoudtville Shale Renosterveld, Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Sandy loam in fynbos, 700-800 m. |
Threats |
| Threatened by ongoing habitat loss to rapidly expanding rooibos tea cultivation on the Bokkeveld Plateau. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Romulea monticola M.P.de Vos | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Romulea monticola M.P.de Vos | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2001. A synoptic review of Romulea (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) in sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra including new species, biological notes, and a new infrageneric classification. Adansonia 23(1):59-108.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Romulea monticola M.P.de Vos. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/20 |
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