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Scientific Name | Disa obliqua (Lindl.) Bolus subsp. clavigera (Lindl.) Bytebier |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Disa clavigera (Lindl.) Bolus, Disa gueinzii (Rchb.f.) Bolus, Schizodium bifidum (Thunb.) Rchb.f. var. clavigerum (Lindl.) Schltr., Schizodium clavigerum Lindl., Schizodium gueinzii Rchb.f., Schizodium modestum L.Bolus, Schizodium obliquum Lindl. subsp. clavigerum (Lindl.) H.P.Linder, Schizodium obtusatum Lindl. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2020/02/18 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Disa obliqua subsp. clavigera is widespread and not in danger of extinction. It has an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 24 050 km², and is listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | This species is endemic to South Africa, and occurs from Ceres to the Kogelberg and the Agulhas Plain, eastwards to Riversdale and the Groot Swartberg. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos |
Description | It occurs on well-drained sandy to stony soils on hills or mountain slopes. |
Threats |
| There are no known threats to this species. |
Population |
A rarely recorded taxon that flowers only after fire. It is known from a few records scattered over a wide area.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Schizodium obliquum Lindl. subsp. clavigerum (Lindl.) H.P.Linder | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Johnson, S. and Bytebier, B. 2015. Orchids of South Africa: A field guide. Struik Nature, Cape Town.
Linder, H.P. 1999. Schizodium. In: H.P. Linder and H. Kurzweil (eds.), Orchids of southern Africa (pp. 182-187), A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity 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.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2020. Disa obliqua (Lindl.) Bolus subsp. clavigera (Lindl.) Bytebier. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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