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Scientific Name | Romulea saldanhensis M.P.de Vos |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) |
Assessment Date | 2007/03/27 |
Assessor(s) | C. Boucher & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO 793 km², known from eight locations. Declining due to crop cultivation and coastal development. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | St Helena Bay to Darling. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Granite Strandveld |
Description | Seasonally wet granitic soils near the coast. |
Threats |
| Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss, Habitat degradation |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Romulea saldanhensis M.P.de Vos | EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Romulea saldanhensis M.P.de Vos | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Romulea saldanhensis M.P.de Vos | Vulnerable | Hall et al. (1980) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
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.
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Citation |
| Boucher, C. & Raimondo, D. 2007. Romulea saldanhensis M.P.de Vos. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09 |
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