Rooiflappie

Taxonomy

Scientific Name

Moraea tulbaghensis L.Bolus

Higher Classification

Monocotyledons

Family

IRIDACEAE

Synonyms

Iris pavonia L.f., Moraea neopavonia R.C.Foster, Vieusseuxia pavonia (L.f.) DC.

Common Names

Rooiflappie (a), Tulbagh Peacock Moraea (e)

National Status

Status and Criteria

Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)

Assessment Date

2006/12/11

Assessor(s)

P. Goldblatt, J.C. Manning & D. Raimondo

Justification

Known from seven severely fragmented subpopulations within an EOO of 1300 kmÂ². Declining due to urban expansion and crop cultivation.

Distribution

Endemism

South African endemic

Provincial distribution

Western Cape

Range

Piketberg to Paarl.

Habitat and Ecology

Major system

Terrestrial

Major habitats

Swartland Shale Renosterveld, Breede Shale Renosterveld, Swartland Alluvium Fynbos

Description

Stony, sandy clay flats in renosterveld.

Threats

Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat degradation, Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Habitat loss, Harvesting [gathering]

Population

Population trend

Decreasing

Assessment History

Taxon assessed	Status and Criteria	Citation/Red List version
Moraea tulbaghensis L.Bolus	EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v)	Raimondo et al. (2009)
Moraea tulbaghensis L.Bolus	Vulnerable	Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Moraea neopavonia R.C.Foster	Vulnerable	Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Moraea tulbaghensis L.Bolus	Endangered	Hall et al. (1980)

Bibliography

Duncan, G.D. 1997. Moraeas of the Western Cape. Veld & Flora 83(2):42-44.

Goldblatt, P. 1986. The Moraeas of Southern Africa: a systematic monograph of the genus in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Transkei, Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens 14:1-224. National Botanic Gardens in association with the Missouri Botanical Garden, USA, Cape Town.

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.

Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C. and Snijman, D. 2005. Cape Plants: corrections and additions to the flora. 1. Bothalia 35(1):35-46.

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.

Citation

Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Moraea tulbaghensis L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/21

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