Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Romulea hallii M.P.de Vos
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
IRIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Vulnerable D2
Assessment Date
2016/11/20
Assessor(s)
J.C. Manning, D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme
Justification
Romulea hallii is a Roggeveld endemic known from two locations. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 39 km². It is potentially threatened by road maintenance and expansion and livestock overgrazing, and 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 on the Roggeveld Plateau southwest of Sutherland.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Roggeveld Shale Renosterveld
Description
It grows in shale soils, at 1500 m.
Threats
Romulea hallii is potentially threatened by road construction upgrades and by livestock overgrazing.
Population

There is no information available on the population of this species.


Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Romulea hallii M.P.de VosVU D2Raimondo et al. (2009)
Romulea hallii M.P.de VosRare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Romulea hallii M.P.de VosUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

De Vos, M.P. 1972. The genus Romulea in South Africa. Journal of South African Botany Supplement 9:1-307.


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., Goldblatt, P. and Snijman, D. 2002. The color encyclopedia of Cape bulbs. Timber Press, Portland/Cambridge.


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.


Citation
Manning, J.C., Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2016. Romulea hallii M.P.de Vos. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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