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Scientific Name | Romulea eburnea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2016/11/20 |
Assessor(s) | P. Goldblatt, J.C. Manning & D. Raimondo |
Justification | Romulea eburnea is a rare, localized endemic to the Roggeveld Escarpment, where it is known from two locations. It is potentially threatened by habitat degradation due to overgrazing. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable under criterion D2. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and is found in Klein Roggeveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Central Mountain Shale Renosterveld, Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld |
Description | It grows in shale soils. |
Threats |
| Romulea eburnea is potentially threatened by habitat degradation due to overgrazing, large parts of the Roggeveld are overstocked with livestock. |
Population |
This species is a rare and localized species. It is currently known from two locations, but it is possibly more common as its habitat remains largely intact, and has not yet been thoroughly explored. The population trend is not certain, but it is not suspected to be declining.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Romulea eburnea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C. & Raimondo, D. 2016. Romulea eburnea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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