Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Disa tenuicornis Bolus
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ORCHIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2008/06/14
Assessor(s)
H. Kurzweil & D. Raimondo
Justification
EOO 3600 km², a montane species recorded from fewer than 10 locations, but likely to be under-collected. This species has no recorded threats.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cape Peninsula to Riviersonderend Mountains.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Fynbos
Description
Deep black peaty sand, south facing slopes, 700-1 200 m.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Notes
Flowers after fires.
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Disa tenuicornis BolusLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Disa tenuicornis BolusLower Risk - Least Concern Victor (2002)
Disa tenuicornis BolusNot Threatened Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Disa tenuicornis BolusRare Hall et al. (1980)
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.


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.


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.


Citation
Kurzweil, H. & Raimondo, D. 2008. Disa tenuicornis Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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