Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Watsonia emiliae L.Bolus
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
IRIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Rare
Assessment Date
2005/10/25
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor, P. Goldblatt & K. Naidoo
Justification
A range-restricted (EOO 400 km²), relatively poorly-known species, that only flowers after fire. It is currently known from only two sites. Both fall within protected areas and this species is not suspected to be threatened.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Swartberg and Langeberg Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Rocky sandstone slopes at high altitudes.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Watsonia emiliae L.BolusRare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Watsonia emiliae L.BolusRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Watsonia emiliae L.BolusUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Goldblatt, P. 1989. The genus Watsonia. A systematic monograph. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens 19:1-148. National Botanic Gardens, 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.


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.


Citation
Victor, J.E., Goldblatt, P. & Naidoo, K. 2005. Watsonia emiliae L.Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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