n. s. Volume LVIII ANNALI DI BOTANICA 2000 A PRELIMINARY LIST OF RARE OR ENDANGERED IRIDACEAE SPECIES At this meeting the importance of focussing on rare and endangered Iridaceae species in each country became evident. A complete check list of the conservation status of rare and endangered Irid a cea e species is not yet estabilished. Here we present (Appendix) the list of the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)* for rare and endangered Iridaceae, according to the IUCN categories. Some problems occur in listing rare and endangered species. For example, although in Israel legislation has protected all Iris species since 1964, so that we have now a complete list, this is not the case in other countries and for other genera. Furthermore, unsolved taxonomic problems confused the issue in some species and the exact distribution of others is still unknown. Here, we want to stimulate colleagues working on Irid a c e a e to send new information to the monitoring centre to improve the current red list. In Italy, we have species of bearded irises which are endangered because of animal and/or human influence. For example, in some areas of Italy, wild boar populations have been promoted to favour hunting, with resulting damage to Iris populations which have been rapidly reduced to a few individuals, as I. relicta Colas, on Monte delle Fate (Southern Lazio), because the boars dig up Iris rhizomes. In other areas, the intensive construction of houses has endangered some populations, for example, in the case of/, setina Colas. (Latina), a bearded Iris that flowers in February. The rail way near Sannicandro Garganico (Puglia), has reduced the population of I. b ica pitata Colas, cutting it into two populations. Here, the population is very important because its area overolaps with that of I. pseudopumila Tineo, its possible ancestor. A similar situation can be found for other genera (e.g. G ladiolus and C rocus) and in other countries. *Laura Nicholls, Information Assistant, Word Conservation Monitoring Centre, 219 Hontingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 ODL. Tel. +44 1223 277314 Fax +44 1223 277136 Email: [email protected]. http: // www.wcmc.org.uk 184 Ainea conzattii (R. Foster) Ravenna Alophia drummondii sensu auctt. non Graham) Small Anomatheca grandiflora Baker Anomatheca laxa (Thurb.) Goldblatt Aristea biflora Weim. Aristea lugens (L.f.) Florton ex Steud. Aristea palustris Schltr. Aristea platycaulis Baker Aristea recisa Weim. Aristea singularis Weim. Babiana attenuata G.J.Lewis Babiana auriculata G.J.Lewis Babiana brachystachys (Baker) G.J.Lewis Babiana cedarbergensis G.J.Lewis Babiana foliosa G.J.Lewis Babiana geniculata G.J.Lewis Babiana horizontalis G.J.Lewis Babiana hypogea Burch, var. longituba G.J.Lewis Babiana hypogea ssp. longituba Babiana klaverensis G.J.Lewis Babiana leipoldtii G.J.Lewis Babiana lewisiana B.Nord. Babiana lobata G.J.Lewis Babiana longicollis Dinter Babiana mucronata (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. var. minor G.J.Lewis Babiana namaquensis Baker Babiana obliqua E. Phillips Babiana pauciflora G.J.Lewis Babiana pilosa G.J.Lewis Babiana pygmaea (Burm.f.) N.E.Br. Babiana salteri G.J.Lewis Babiana socotrana Hook. f. Babiana stenomera Schltr. Babiana striata (Jacq.) G.J.Lewis var. planifolia G.J.Lewis Babiana torta G.J.Lewis Babiana tritonioides G.J.Lewis Babiana virginea Goldblatt Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC. Bobartia fasciculata J.B.Gillett ex Strid Bobartia gladiata (L.f.) Ker ssp. major (Lewis) Strid Bobartia lilacina G.J.Lewis Bobartia longicyma J.B.Gillett ssp. longicyma Bobartia longicyma J.B.Gillett ssp. microflora Strid Bobartia macrocarpa Strid Bobartia macrospatha Baker ssp. anceps (Baker) Strid Bobartia orientalis J.B.Gillett ssp. occidentalis Strid Bobartia paniculata G.J.Lewis Bobartia parva J.B.Gillett Bobartia robusta Baker 185 Calydorea azurea Klatt Calydorea coelestina (Bartr.) Goldblatt & Henrich Calydorea nuda Baker Calydorea pallens Griseb. Calydorea xiphioides (Poeppig) Espin. Cardenanthus venturii R. Foster Catila amabilis Ravenna Chasmanthe aethiopica (L.) N.E. Br. Chasmanthe bicolor (Gasp, ex Ten.) N.E.Br. Chasmanthefloribunda (Salisb.) N.E.Br. var. duckittii G.J.Lewis ex L.Bolus Cipura rupicola Goldblatt & Henrich Cobana guatemalensis (Standley) Ravenna Crociris iridiflora (Heuff.) Schur Crocosmia aurea Planch Crocosmia fucata (Herb.) M.P.de Vos Crocosmia masonorum (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. Crocosmia mathewsiana (L.Bolus) Goldblatt ex M.P.de Vos Crocosmia pearsei Oberm. Crocosmia x crocosmiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. Crocus abatensis T. Bay top & Mathew Crocus adamii J.Gay Crocus adanensis T. Baytop & Mathew Crocus aerius Herbert Crocus albiflorus Kit. Crocus albiflorus Kit. ssp. albiflorus Crocus albiflorus Kit. ssp. heuffelianus (Herb.) Hegi Crocus albiflorus ssp. neapolitanus (Ker Gawl.) Hegi Crocus alexandri Nicic ex Velen. Crocus ancyrensis (Herbert) Maw Crocus angustifolius Weston Crocus annulatus Herb. Crocus antalyensis Mathew Crocus aphyllus Ker Gawl. Crocus appendiculatus A.Kern, ex Maw Crocus argenteus Sabine Crocus asturicus Herb. Crocus asturicus auct. lusit., non Herb. Crocus asumaniae Mathew Crocus athous Bomm. Crocus atticus Boiss. Crocus atticus Orph. Crocus aureus Sibth. & Sm. Crocus autumnalis Brot. Crocus autumnalis Vis. ex Steud. Crocus babiogorensis Zapal. Crocus balcanensis Janka Crocus banaticus Heuff., non J.Gay Crocus baytopiorum Mathew Crocus biflorus Mill. Crocus biflorus Miller ssp. artvinensis (J. Phill.) Mathew Crocus biflorus Miller ssp. isauricum (Siehe & Bowles) Mathew Crocus biflorus Miller ssp. pseudonubigena Mathew Crocus biflorus Miller ssp. pulchricolor (Herbert) Mathew Crocus biflorus Miller ssp. punctatus Mathew Crocus boissieri Maw Crocus boryanus Herb. Crocus boryi J.Gay Crocus boulosii Greuter Crocus byzantinus Ker Gawl. pro parte Crocus cambessedesii J.Gay Crocus cambessedianus Herb. Crocus campestris Pall, ex Herb. Crocus cancellatus Herb. Crocus cancellatus Herbert ssp. cancellatus Crocus cancellatus Herbert ssp. lycius Mathew Crocus cancellatus Herbert ssp. pamphylicus Mathew Crocus candidus Schloss. & Vuk. Crocus carpetanus Boiss. & Reut. Crocus cartwrightianus Herb. Crocus chrysanthus (Herb.) Herb. Crocus circumscissus Haw. Crocus clusianus Herb. Crocus clusii J.Gay Crocus clusii auct. lusit., non J.Gay Crocus coeruleus Weston Crocus corsicus Vanucchi ex Maw Crocus cretensis Koern. Crocus crewei Hook.f. Crocus cristensis Eugene Crocus cvijicii Kosanin Crocus cyprius Boiss. & Kotschy Crocus dalmaticus Vis. Crocus danfordiae Maw Crocus discolor G.Reuss Crocus dispathaceus Bowles Crocus etruscus Pari. Crocus exiguus Schur Crocus fimbriatus Lapeyr. Crocus flavus Haw., non Weston Crocus flavus Weston ssp. dissectus T. Baytop & Mathew Crocus flavus Weston Crocus fleischeri Gay Crocus floribundus Haw. Crocus fontenayi Reut. Crocus fragrans Haw. Crocus gargaricus Herbert Crocus goulimyi Turrill Crocus graecus Chapp. 187 Crocus granatensis Boiss. ex Maw Crocus grandiflorus Hegetschw. Crocus hadriaticus Herb. Crocus hartmannianus Holmboe Crocus herbertianus Koem. Crocus heujfelianus Herb. Crocus heujfelii Koern. Crocus hybernus Friv. Crocus imperati Ten. Crocus imperati Ten. ssp. imperati Crocus imperatiTen. ssp. suaveolens (Bertol.) B.Mathew Crocus imperatonianus Herb. Crocus incurx’us Donn Crocus insularis Herb, pro parte Crocus insularis J.Gay pro parte Crocus ionicus Herb. Crocus iridiflorus Heuff. Crocus italicus Gaudin Crocus karduchorum Kotschy ex Maw Crocus kosaninii Pulevic Crocus kotschyanus C. Koch. ssp. cappadocicus Mathew Crocus kotschyanus C. Koch. ssp. hakkariensis Mathew Crocus lacteus Sabine Crocus laevigatus Bory & Chaub. Crocus lageniflorus Salisb. Crocus leichtlinii (D. Dewar) Bowles Crocus ligusticus M.G. Mariotti Crocus lineatus Jan Crocus longiflorus Hegetschw., non Raf. Crocus luteus Lam. Crocus macrobolbos Jovet & Gomb. Crocus maesiacus Ker Gawl. Crocus magontanus J.J.Rodr. Crocus malyi Vis. Crocus marathonisius Heldr. pro parte Crocus marcetii Pau Crocus maudii K.Maly Crocus mazziaricus Herb. Crocus medius Balb. Crocus melantherus Boiss. & Orph. Crocus meridionalis Risso Crocus minimus DC. Crocus minimus DC. ssp. cambessedesii (J.Gay) O.Bolós Crocus minimus DC. ssp. minimus Crocus moabiticus Bornm. & Dinsm. Crocus montenegrinus A.Kern, ex Maw Crocus multifidus G.Bergeret Crocus multifidus Ramond Crocus multiflorus Schur 188 Crocus nanus DC. Crocus napolitanus Mord.Laun. & Loisel. Crocus neapolitanus Ten. Crocus nervifolius Rchb. Crocus nevadensis Amo Crocus nivalis Bory & Chaub. Crocus niveus Bowles Crocus nudiflorus Boiss., non Sm. Crocus nudiflorus Schult., non Sm. Crocus nudiflorus Sibth. & Sm., non Sm. Crocus nudiflorus Sm. Crocus odorus Biv. Crocus odorus Vis. Crocus officinalis Martyn Crocus olivieri Gay ssp. balansae (Gay ex Baker) Mathew Crocus olivieri Gay ssp. istanbulensis Mathew Crocus olivieri J.Gay Crocus orbelicus Stoj. Crocus oreocreticus B.L.Burtt Crocus orphanidis Hook.f. Crocus pallasianus Herb. Crocus pallasii Goldb. Crocus pallidus Kitanov & Drenk. Crocus parviflorus E.H.L.Krause Crocus pelistericus Pulevic Crocus peloponnesiacus Orph. Crocus pestalozzae Boiss. Crocus pholegandrius Orph. Crocus praecox Haw. Crocus pulchellus Herb. Crocus purpureus Weston Crocus pusillus Ten. Crocus pygmaeus Lojac. Crocus pyrenaeus Herb. Crocus recurvus Haw. Crocus reineggeri Opiz Crocus reinwardtii Rchb. Crocus reticulatus Steven ex Adams Crocus reticulatus Steven ex Adams ssp. hittiticus (T. Baytop & Mathew) Mathew Crocus revolutus Haw. Crocus robertianus C.D.Brickell Crocus roegneranus K.Koch Crocus salzmannianus Herb. Crocus salzmannii J.Gay