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Scientific Name | Moraea comptonii (L.Bolus) Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Homeria comptonii L.Bolus |
Common Names | Ruiktulp (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/18 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, R.C. Turner & K. Naidoo |
Justification | EOO 230 km², known from five locations. It has lost 80%of its habitat to cereal cultivation over the past 70 years, loss is ongoing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Villiersdorp to Stanford. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Ruens Shale Renosterveld |
Description | Clay slopes in renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Invasive Alien Species (direct effects) |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea comptonii (L.Bolus) Goldblatt | EN B1ab(i,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Homeria comptonii L.Bolus | 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.
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 |
| Goldblatt, P., Turner, R.C. & Naidoo, K. 2006. Moraea comptonii (L.Bolus) Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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