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Scientific Name | Romulea barkerae M.P.de Vos |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/06 |
Assessor(s) | J.C. Manning, K. Naidoo & N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO 54 km²,AOO<5 km², known from four locations. Declining due to coastal development and industrial expansion at Saldanha steel. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Paternoster to Saldanha Bay. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Saldanha Limestone Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld |
Description | Coastal limestone. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Romulea barkerae M.P.de Vos | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Romulea barkerae M.P.de Vos | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Romulea barkerae M.P.de Vos | Rare | 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.
Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. and Snijman, D. 2002. The color encyclopedia of Cape bulbs. Timber Press, Portland/Cambridge.
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 |
| Manning, J.C., Naidoo, K. & Helme, N.A. 2006. Romulea barkerae M.P.de Vos. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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