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Scientific Name | Romulea maculata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered D |
Assessment Date | 2006/07/06 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme |
Justification | Known from two subpopulations, one with fewer than 20 mature individuals. The other subpopulation was last seen in the 1980s and the exact site or subpopulation size are unknown, but probably consists of fewer than 100 plants. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Knersvlakte and Komaggas. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Blomveld, Southern Namaqualand Quartzite Klipkoppe Shrubland |
Description | Stony quartzite slopes with underlying shales. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Romulea maculata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | EN D | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2001. A synoptic review of Romulea (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) in sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra including new species, biological notes, and a new infrageneric classification. Adansonia 23(1):59-108.
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 |
| Helme, N.A. 2006. Romulea maculata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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