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Scientific Name | Nervilia lilacea Jum. & H.Perrier |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Nervilia adolphii in sense of J.Stewart et al. (1982) (in part), Nervilia gassneri Börge Pett. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2012/11/12 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Rare in South Africa, but not threatened. It is widespread elsewhere in Africa. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Known in South Africa from only a few records from the eastern Escarpment, but widespread in eastern Africa and Madagascar. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest |
Description | Leaf litter on forest floor. In Tanzania and Malawi, this species has colonized timber plantations (McMurtry et al. 2008). |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Nervilia gassneri Börge Pett. | Least Concern | 2012.1 | | Nervilia gassneri Börge Pett. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
McMurtry, D., Grobler, L., Grobler, J. and Burns, S. 2008. Field guide to the Orchids of northern South Africa and Swaziland. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.
Nusbaumer, L., Cribb, P. and Gautier, L. 2011. Nervilia gassneri Börge Pett. from Africa is conspecific with the Malagasy N. lilacea Jum. & H. Perrier. Candollea 66(1):127-130.
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. 2012. Nervilia lilacea Jum. & H.Perrier. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/25 |
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