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Scientific Name | Didymoplexis verrucosa J.Stewart & Hennessy |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ORCHIDACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D2 |
Assessment Date | 2005/07/13 |
Assessor(s) | J.E. Victor, D. McMurtry, L. Grobler & S. Burns |
Justification | Known from one location. Potentially threatened by mining. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | Mtunzini. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Coastal Forest, Swamp Forest, Maputaland Coastal Belt |
Description | Coastal dune forest, grows in leaf litter on forest floor. |
Threats |
| Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species), Invasive Alien Species (direct effects), Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Didymoplexis verrucosa J.Stewart & Hennessy | VU D2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Didymoplexis verrucosa J.Stewart & Hennessy | VU B1B2cD2 | Victor (2002) | | Didymoplexis verrucosa J.Stewart & Hennessy | VU | Scott-Shaw (1999) | | Didymoplexis verrucosa J.Stewart & Hennessy | Vulnerable | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Scott-Shaw, C.R. 1999. Rare and threatened plants of KwaZulu-Natal and neighbouring regions. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service, Pietermaritzburg.
Victor, J.E. 2002. South Africa. In: J.S. Golding (ed), Southern African plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 14 (pp. 93-120), SABONET, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Victor, J.E., McMurtry, D., Grobler, L. & Burns, S. 2005. Didymoplexis verrucosa J.Stewart & Hennessy. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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