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Scientific Name | Disa esterhuyseniae Schelpe ex H.P.Linder |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
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 poorly known species due to its cryptic, grass-like appearance and remoteness of the habitat. Known from seven subpopulations, this montane species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Franschhoek to the Cederberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Damp, stony or gravely slopes, 1000-1200 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Disa esterhuyseniae Schelpe ex H.P.Linder | 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Liltved, W.R. and Johnson, S.D. Unpublished.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. III. A revision of Disa Berg. excluding sect. Micranthae Lindl. Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 9:1-370.
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 esterhuyseniae Schelpe ex H.P.Linder. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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