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Scientific Name | Disa lineata Bolus |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Disa neglecta in sense of Schltr. (1901), not of Sond. (misapplied name) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Rare |
Assessment Date | 2006/03/16 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor |
Justification | A rare species growing as isolated plants and occasionally in small subpopulations, this species has no recorded threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Cederberg to Kleinrivier Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Drier parts of southern mountain slopes and rock ledges which do not receive direct water run-off. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Disa lineata Bolus | 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Liltved, W.R. and Johnson, S.D. Unpublished.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.
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 |
| Victor, J.E. 2006. Disa lineata Bolus. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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