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Scientific Name | Moraea vallisbelli (Goldblatt) Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Homeria vallisbelli Goldblatt |
Common Names | Slaptulp (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Near Threatened B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/02/17 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, D. Raimondo & E. Marinus |
Justification | EOO<700 km², known from 11 locations, with a few undiscovered subpopulations expected. Severe past and continuing declines around Nieuwoudtville due to wheat and olive cultivation, but it also occurs in the Koebee and Botterkloof Pass areas so the overall decline does not yet qualify the species as VU. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Mountains to Botterkloof Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Transition between rocky sandstone soils and tillite clays, seasonally waterlogged. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Moraea vallisbelli (Goldblatt) Goldblatt | NT B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Homeria vallisbelli Goldblatt | Not Threatened | 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., Raimondo, D. & Marinus, E. 2006. Moraea vallisbelli (Goldblatt) Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/21 |
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