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Scientific Name | Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos var. flava |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Romulea reflexa Eckl., Romulea rosea (L.) Eckl. (in part), Romulea rosea (L.) Eckl. var. reflexa (Eckl.) Bég. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/12 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg to the Cape Peninsula and eastwards to Riversdale. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos |
Description | Sandy flats, rocky sandstone slopes, and clay soils in renosterveld. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Romulea rosea (L.) Eckl. var. reflexa (Eckl.) Bég. | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos var. flava | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Romulea rosea (L.) Eckl. var. reflexa (Eckl.) Bég. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
De Vos, M.P. 1972. The genus Romulea in South Africa. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 9:1-307.
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.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P.de Vos var. flava. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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