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Scientific Name | Disa schizodioides Sond. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Orthopenthea schizodioides (Sond.) Rolfe |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/09/15 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden, B. Bytebier, W.R. Liltved, E.G.H. Oliver & T.A. Oliver |
Justification | A high altitude habitat specialist, known from seven subpopulations. No known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Langeberg, Touwsberg, Rooiberg, Groot Swartberg, Outeniqua and Kouga Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Damp rock crevices on high mountain peaks, 1000-2000 m. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| It is currently conserved in Boosmansbos Wilderness Area (Langeberg), Towerkop State Forest Reserve (Rooiberg), Swartberg State Forest Reserve (Groot Swartberg) and Witfontein State Forest (Outeniqua Mountains). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Disa schizodioides Sond. | Rare | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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.
Liltved, W.R. and Johnson, S.D. Unpublished. The Cape Orchids - Wild orchids of the Cape Floral Kingdom.
Linder, H.P. 1981. Taxonomic studies in the Disinae (Orchidaceae). IV. A revision of Disa Berg. sect. Micranthae Lindl. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 51(3/4):255-346.
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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L., Bytebier, B., Liltved, W.R., Oliver, E.G.H. & Oliver, T.A. 2006. Disa schizodioides Sond. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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