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Scientific Name | Nervilia renschiana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Nervilia grandiflora Schltr., Nervilia natalensis Schelpe, Nervilia purpurata in sense of J.Stewart et al. (1982) (in part), Nervilia umbrosa in sense of Schelpe (1976), Pogonia purpurata in sense of Bews (1921), not of Rchb.f. & Sond. (misapplied name), Pogonia renschiana Rchb.f. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Insufficient Information |
Assessment Date | 2006/10/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & J.E. Victor |
Justification | Known from an old Rudatis collection in 1909 at Dumisa station, not seen since. Not enough is known about the distribution, specific habitat or population status of this species within South Africa to determine its status nationally. This species is widespread in tropical Africa and is thus listed as LC globally. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Widespread in central and eastern tropical Africa, known from Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Tanzania, DRC and also in Madagascar. In South Africa known from one site on the KwaZulu-Natal coast. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | Brachystegia woodland and riverine forest fringes, often on termite mounds, 100-900 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Nervilia renschiana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. | Data Deficient | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Nervilia renschiana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. | Lower Risk - Least Concern | Victor (2002) | | Nervilia renschiana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. | Not Threatened | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | | Nervilia natalensis Schelpe | Indeterminate | 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.
La Croix, I. and Cribb, P.J. 1995. Orchidaceae. In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 11 (Part 1):1-320. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
Linder, H.P. and Kurzweil, H. 1999. Orchids of southern Africa. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
Pettersson, B. 1990. Studies in the genus Nervilia (Orchidaceae) in Africa. Nordic Journal of Botany 9(5):487-497.
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 |
| von Staden, L. & Victor, J.E. 2006. Nervilia renschiana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/10/06 |
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