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Scientific Name | Disa albomagentea E.G.H.Oliv. & Liltved |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2012/08/29 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | A range-restricted (EOO 23 km²), high-altitude habitat specialist that is not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Hottentots Holland Mountains between Jonkershoek and Sir Lowry's Pass. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | High altitude marshes and seeps. |
Threats |
| This species' habitat is protected and it has no known threats. It is possibly sensitive to overly-hot fires as two known subpopulations failed to flower after a fire in 2009 (Oliver et al. 2009). |
Population |
Although very a very localized species restricted to a specialized habitat, it is abundant within suitable habitat. The number of subpopulations and the total size of the population is difficult to estimate as this species flowers only after fires.
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Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| This species flowers only in the first year after fires (Oliver et al. 2011). |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Disa albomagentea E.G.H.Oliv. & Liltved | Rare | 2013.1 | | Disa albomagentea E.G.H.Oliv. & Liltved | Rare | 2013.1 | |
Bibliography |
Johnson, S. and Bytebier, B. 2015. Orchids of South Africa: A field guide. Struik Nature, Cape Town.
Oliver, E.G.H., Liltved, W.R. and Bytebier, B. 2011. Disa albomagentea (Orchidaceae), a new species from the Hottentots Holland Mountains in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 77(2):313-318.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2012. Disa albomagentea E.G.H.Oliv. & Liltved. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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