Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Disa cedarbergensis H.P.Linder
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ORCHIDACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Critically Rare
Assessment Date
2006/06/28
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden & D. Raimondo
Justification
A single plant was collected in 1987 on Sneeukop in the Cederberg, two years after a fire. It is thought that the species probably only flowers after fire, and that more populations could be found once the habitat is burnt again, it has not been seen again but is likely a naturally very rare species.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Western Cape
Range
Cederberg.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos
Description
Black peaty soil, on the banks of a small stream, 2000 m.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Disa cedarbergensis H.P.LinderCritically Rare Raimondo et al. (2009)
Disa cedarbergensis H.P.LinderVU D2Victor (2002)
Disa cedarbergensis H.P.LinderRare Hilton-Taylor (1997)
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. 1997. Red Data List of southern African plants. 2. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 27(2):195-209.


Liltved, W.R. and Johnson, S.D. Unpublished. The Cape Orchids - Wild orchids of the Cape Floral Kingdom.


Linder, H.P. 1988. Taxonomic notes on some orchids from the south-western Cape Province, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 54(5):496-500.


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.


Citation
von Staden, L. & Raimondo, D. 2006. Disa cedarbergensis H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14

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