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Scientific Name | Romulea singularis J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1 |
Assessment Date | 2007/09/11 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme & D. Raimondo |
Justification | An extremely narrow endemic, known from a single population that occurs in an area of less than 1ha. There are 300 mature individuals known. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Bokkeveld Escarpment. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Bokkeveld Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seasonally wet shallow sands and moss, in semi shade. |
Threats |
| No known threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Romulea singularis J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | VU D1 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2006. New species of Iridaceae from the Hantam-Roggeveld Centre of Endemism, and the Bokkeveld, Northern Cape, South Africa. Bothalia 36(2):139-145.
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. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Romulea singularis J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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