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Scientific Name | Moraea elegans Jacq. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Homeria elegans (Jacq.) Sweet, Homeria metelerkampiae L.Bolus |
Common Names | Poutulp (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/18 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, R.C. Turner & K. Naidoo |
Justification | EOO<600 km². It has lost 60-80% of its habitat to crop cultivation and all remaining subpopulations are severely fragmented. Declining due to alien plant invasion, and crop cultivation. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Stellenbosch to Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Western Ruens Shale Renosterveld, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos |
Description | Clay slopes in renosterveld. |
Threats |
| Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea elegans Jacq. | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Homeria elegans (Jacq.) Sweet | Endangered | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Homeria metelerkampiae L.Bolus | Indeterminate | 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.
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.
Vlok, J. and Schutte-Vlok, A.L. 2010. Plants of the Klein Karoo. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
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Citation |
| Goldblatt, P., Turner, R.C. & Naidoo, K. 2006. Moraea elegans Jacq. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/21 |
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