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Scientific Name | Gladiolus taubertianus Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2007/10/17 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo, N.A. Helme & F. Cholo |
Justification | Restricted to the eastern Cederberg and the northern edge of the Koue Bokkeveld. Rare, only been collected on five occasions and there have never been more than a few plants seen at each site. Not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Pakhuis Pass to Koue Bokkeveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Coarse, stony, sandstone-derived ground on well-drained sites in dry montane fynbos. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
This species is very rare. It is known from only a few collections, and on all occasions only a few plants were seen.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gladiolus taubertianus Schltr. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
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 |
| Raimondo, D., Helme, N.A. & Cholo, F. 2007. Gladiolus taubertianus Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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