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Scientific Name | Disa oligantha Rchb.f. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Disa parvilabris Bolus, Orthopenthea triloba (Sond.) Rolfe, Penthea triloba Sond. |
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 | Restricted to the summits of the highest peaks on Table Mountain and the Hottentots Holland Mountains, east of Stellenbosch (EOO 350 km²). Known from five subpopulations and has no known threats. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Table Mountain and Hottentots Holland Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Stony soil, on sandstone slopes in montane fynbos, above 1000 m. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Disa oligantha Rchb.f. | 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Liltved, W.R. and Johnson, S.D. Unpublished.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 oligantha Rchb.f. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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