Amabelejongosi

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Eulophia streptopetala Lindl.
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ORCHIDACEAE
Synonyms
Eulophia krebsii (Rchb.f.) Bolus, Eulophia krebsii (Rchb.f.) Bolus var. purpurata (Ridl.) Bolus, Eulophia paivaeana (Rchb.f.) Summerh., Eulophia paivaeana (Rchb.f.) Summerh. subsp. borealis Summerh., Lissochilus krebsii Rchb.f., Lissochilus krebsii Rchb.f. var. purpuratus Ridl., Lissochilus streptopetalus (Lindl.) Lindl.
Common Names
Amabelejongosi (z)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2008/01/15
Assessor(s)
V.L. Williams, D. Raimondo, N.R. Crouch, A.B. Cunningham, C.R. Scott-Shaw, M. Lötter & A.M. Ngwenya
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Eulophia streptopetala Lindl.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Cunningham, A.B. 1988. An investigation of the herbal medicine trade in Natal/KwaZulu. Investigational Report No. 29. Institute of Natural Resources, Pietermaritzburg.


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.


McDonald, G. and Duckworth, A. 1995. The uses of orchids in traditional medicine. South African Orchid Journal 25(3):75-79.


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.


Stewart, J., Linder, H.P., Schelpe, E.A. and Hall, A.V. 1982. Wild Orchids of Southern Africa. Macmillan, Johannesburg.


Citation
Williams, V.L., Raimondo, D., Crouch, N.R., Cunningham, A.B., Scott-Shaw, C.R., Lötter, M. & Ngwenya, A.M. 2008. Eulophia streptopetala Lindl. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18

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