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Scientific Name | Evotella rubiginosa (Sond. ex Bolus) Kurzweil & H.P.Linder |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Corycium rubiginosum (Sond. ex Bolus) Rolfe, Pterygodium rubiginosum Sond. ex Bolus |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/09/14 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden & D. Raimondo |
Justification | A habitat specialist with a natural low density of individuals, all subpopulations that have been recorded consist of only a handful of individuals. This species only flowers after fire. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Groot Winterhoek to Soetanysberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Seepages, marsh edges and ephemeral stream banks, in shallow peaty deposits on Table Mountain Sandstone, 20-1300 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Occurs in small subpopulations of less than 15 flowering plants, although a larger subpopulation of 60-70 flowering individuals were observed once (Liltved and Johnson, unpubl.).
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Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is conserved in the Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve and Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Evotella rubiginosa (Sond. ex Bolus) Kurzweil & H.P.Linder | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Evotella rubiginosa (Sond. ex Bolus) Kurzweil & H.P.Linder | Lower Risk - Near Threatened | Victor (2002) | | Evotella rubiginosa (Sond. ex Bolus) Kurzweil & H.P.Linder | Rare | 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Liltved, W.R. and Johnson, S.D. Unpublished.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 |
| von Staden, L. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Evotella rubiginosa (Sond. ex Bolus) Kurzweil & H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/20 |
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