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Scientific Name | Schizochilus cecilii Rolfe subsp. culveri (Schltr.) H.P.Linder |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Schizochilus bulbinella in sense of Compton, not of (Rchb.f.) Bolus (misapplied name), Schizochilus culveri Schltr., Schizochilus galpinii Schltr. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2009/08/13 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden, D. McMurtry, L. Grobler & S. Burns |
Justification | EOO 1885 km², 9-11 small, scattered subpopulations of this species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Mpumalanga |
Range | Barberton to Mbabane. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Barberton Montane Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland |
Description | Damp rock ledges on steep slopes, grassland. |
Population |
Subpopulations are relatively small compared to ssp. transvaalensis. Therefore, although this species has a larger range, it is considered rarer than ssp. transvaalensis (L. Grobler pers. comm.).
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Malolotja Nature Reserve. |
Notes |
| Flowers between December and January. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schizochilus cecilii Rolfe subsp. culveri (Schltr.) H.P.Linder | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Schizochilus cecilii Rolfe subsp. culveri (Schltr.) H.P.Linder | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1997) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1997. Red Data List of southern African plants. 2. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 27(2):195-209.
Linder, H.P. 1980. An annotated revision of the genus Schizochilus Sond. (Orchidaceae). Journal of South African Botany 46(4):379-434.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L., McMurtry, D., Grobler, L. & Burns, S. 2009. Schizochilus cecilii Rolfe subsp. culveri (Schltr.) H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/09/15 |
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