Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Romulea speciosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
IRIDACEAE
Synonyms
Romulea neglecta (Schult.) M.P.de Vos, Romulea oliveri M.P.de Vos
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2005/09/09
Assessor(s)
P. Goldblatt, J.C. Manning & K. Naidoo
Justification
Known from one location. Potentially threatened by crop cultivation.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Northern Cape
Range
Namaqualand, Kamiesberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Kamiesberg Granite Fynbos
Description
Moist granitic sands at about 1200 m.
Threats
Habitat loss
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Romulea neglecta (Schult.) M.P.de VosVU D22012.1
Romulea neglecta (Schult.) M.P.de VosVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Romulea neglecta (Schult.) M.P.de VosVulnerable Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Romulea oliveri M.P.de VosRare Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

De Vos, M.P. 1983. Syringodea, Romulea. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 7 Iridaceae, Part 2 Ixioideae, Fascicle 2:1-73. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.


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.C., Goldblatt, P. and Harrower, A.D. 2011. Romulea pilosa and R. quartzicola (Iridaceae: Crocoideae), two new species from the southern African winter rainfall region, with nomenclatural corrections including new names for R. amoena, R. neglecta and R. rosea var. reflexa. Bothalia 41(2):269-276.


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.


Citation
Goldblatt, P., Manning, J.C. & Naidoo, K. 2005. Romulea speciosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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