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Scientific Name | Orthochilus aculeatus (L.f.) Bytebier subsp. aculeatus |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Cymbidium aculeatum (L.f.) Sw., Cymbidium pedicellatum (L.f.) Sw., Cymbidium plicatum Harv. ex Lindl., Cyrtopera pedicellata (L.f.) Lindl., Epidendrum aculeatum (L.f.) Poir., Eulophia aculeata (L.f.) Spreng., Eulophia capensis in sense of Bolus (1911), Eulophia culveri Schltr., Eulophia pedicellata (L.f.) Spreng., Satyrium aculeatum L.f., Satyrium pedicellatum L.f., Serapias aculeata (L.f.) Thunb., Serapias pedicellata (L.f.) Thunb. |
Common Names | Lekholela (ss), 'mametsana (ss) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2005/06/30 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | This taxon was not selected in any one of four screening processes for highlighting potential taxa of conservation concern for detailed assessment and was hence given an automated status of Least Concern. The Threatened Species Programme is currently systematically completing full assessments for all taxa with an automated status. If you disagree with this taxon's status, please contact the Threatened Species Programme at the link below. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Orthochilus aculeatus (L.f.) Bytebier subsp. aculeatus | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Eulophia aculeata (L.f.) Spreng. subsp. aculeata | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Martos, F., Johnson, S.D., Peter, C.I. and Bytebier, B. 2014. A molecular phylogeny reveals paraphyly of the large genus Eulophia (Orchidaceae): A case for the reinstatement of Orthochilus. Taxon 63(1):9-23.
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 |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2005. Orthochilus aculeatus (L.f.) Bytebier subsp. aculeatus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/01/21 |
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