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Scientific Name | Gladiolus sufflavus (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Gladiolus pritzelii Diels var. sufflavus G.J.Lewis |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/25 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known from three locations, occurs within the area currently being cultivated for Rooibos tea. Farmers do not tend to plough the seasonally marshy areas where this species grows as Rooibos will not grow in such a wet habitat. However ploughing is a potential threat as some farmers accidentally plough this habitat, one location was lost in 2005 due to accidental ploughing. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Escarpment. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Fynbos on seasonally waterlogged, sandy soils and at the edges of streams, marshes and ponds. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gladiolus sufflavus (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Gladiolus pritzelii Diels var. sufflavus G.J.Lewis | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg.
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., Helme, N.A. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Gladiolus sufflavus (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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