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Scientific Name | Romulea lutea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Critically Endangered A3c |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/12 |
Assessor(s) | N.A. Helme, L. von Staden & D. van der Colff |
Justification | A range-restricted species (EOO 176 km²), that will lose most of its habitat within the next 20 years (two to three generations) if planned mining expansion is to go ahead. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Coastal dunes and flats west of Koekenaap. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Namaqualand Inland Duneveld, Namaqualand Heuweltjie Strandveld |
Description | Seasonally moist drainage lines and depressions. |
Threats |
| Threatened by habitat loss to mining. |
Population |
The population is currently stable. However, this species' entire known range falls within an area earmarked for extensive open-cast sand mining. Habitat loss to mining will cause a population decline of 80-100% within 20 years (two-three generations).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Romulea lutea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | CR A3c | 2015.1 | |
Bibliography |
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2008. Iridaceae: Romulea lutea and R. tubulosa (Crocoideae), two new species from Namaqualand, South Africa. Bothalia 38(1):78-82.
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Citation |
| Helme, N.A., von Staden, L. & van der Colff, D. 2015. Romulea lutea J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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