Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Romulea sinispinosensis M.P.de Vos
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
IRIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Endangered B1ab(iii,v)
Assessment Date
2005/09/09
Assessor(s)
J.C. Manning, P. Goldblatt & K. Naidoo
Justification
EOO 760 km², known from two locations. Threatened by diamond and heavy metal mining. It is also threatened by proposed plans for the development of tourist facilities along the Doringbaai stretch of coast.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Doringbaai and Velddrif.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Namaqualand Strandveld, Namaqualand Sand Fynbos
Description
Deep sands on the coastal plain.
Threats
Habitat loss
Population
Population trend
Decreasing
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Romulea sinispinosensis M.P.de VosEN B1ab(iii,v)Raimondo et al. (2009)
Romulea sinispinosensis M.P.de VosIndeterminate Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Romulea sinispinosensis M.P.de VosUncertain 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.


Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2001. A synoptic review of Romulea (Iridaceae: Crocoideae) in sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra including new species, biological notes, and a new infrageneric classification. Adansonia 23(1):59-108.


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
Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. & Naidoo, K. 2005. Romulea sinispinosensis M.P.de Vos. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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