Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Romulea tortilis Baker var. tortilis
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
IRIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Data Deficient - Insufficient Information
Assessment Date
2005/09/09
Assessor(s)
J.C. Manning, P. Goldblatt & K. Naidoo
Justification
A poorly known taxon, last collected in 1897.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Porterville.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Sandstone slopes.
Population
Population trend
Unknown
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Romulea tortilis Baker var. tortilis Data Deficient Raimondo et al. (2009)
Romulea tortilis Baker var. tortilis Rare Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Romulea tortilis Baker var. tortilisRare Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

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. 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 tortilis Baker var. tortilis. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/09

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