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Scientific Name | Acrolophia bolusii Rolfe |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Acrolophia cochlearis in sense of Bolus (1893) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v) |
Assessment Date | 2008/06/20 |
Assessor(s) | H. Kurzweil & D. Raimondo |
Justification | EOO <18 200 km², fewer than ten known locations continue to decline due to alien plant invasion. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hopefield to Bredasdorp. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Description | Coastal sandy flats, usually below 50 m. |
Threats |
| Coastal foreland habitat where this species occurss is impacted by rapid urban development and invasive acacias. Development and invasive species has caused extinction of subpopulations on the Cape Flats. |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Acrolophia bolusii Rolfe | VU B1ab(ii,iii,v) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Acrolophia bolusii Rolfe | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Victor (2002) | | Acrolophia bolusii Rolfe | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
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.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Liltved, W.R. and Johnson, S.D. Unpublished. The Cape Orchids - Wild orchids of the Cape Floral Kingdom.
Linder, H.P. and Kurzweil, H. 1999. Orchids of southern Africa. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
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.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Kurzweil, H. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Acrolophia bolusii Rolfe. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2021/04/18 |
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